The Wire, November 2004. Vol. 34, No. 10.

1) Gujarat authorities fail Muslim women 2) Violence against women rife in war-torn countries 3) Excessive use of tasers in USA 4) Unfair food distribution in Zimbabwe means millions of people may go hungry 5) Women’s rights weakened in Middle East and North Africa 6) Worldwide appeals: Albania: ‘Disappearance’ and torture; Barbados: Tightening the noose; Nepal: Schoolboy ‘disappears’; Saudi Arabia: Three women tried in secret 7) Updates: UK announces inquiry into killing of Patrick Finucane; Human rights in Iran reviewed; More states sign up to ICC 8) Civilians under threat in Sudan 9) Anti-death penalty speakers’ tour comes to the UK 100 Survey shows child soldiers used in almost every armed conflict

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