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Local March 7, 2017 | 2:21 pm

UN warns of Dominican women’s curtailed rights

Geneva.-  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, on Tuesday  warned against legislative changes that jeopardize women's rights and instead of guarding and promoting their well-being, they further curtail their freedoms, Efe reports. The report cites the Dominican Republic, where amendments to the Penal Code are pending approval, a "bill that has been hampered on several... Read more

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