Rain no deterrent to First Lady's followers; conferees try pushing, arguing in quest to see a lawyer named Hillary

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American Bar Assn member Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked controversy and adulation with her remarks in China at the Fourth World Conference on Women. Her most dramatic comments came on Sept 5, before governmental delegates, when she inveighed against a variety of abuses without naming the countries at fault. Host country China was also singled out for poor handling of the overall conference and mistreatment of attendees. She also spoke to nongovernmental organizations the next day, praising their work.

Personalities, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Speeches, lectures and essays

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Fighting an 'unspeakable crime;' countries combating domestic violence with lawsuits, presumptions

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An American Bar Assn workshop at the Fourth World Conference on Women drew lawyers and judges from at least four countries who agreed on the severity and poor legal handling of domestic violence. Calling it 'an unspeakable and unspoken crime,' a Ugandan judge noted the dearth of relevant laws in her country. Bonnie Campbell, director of the US Justice Dept's Violence Against Women Office, described the state of US federal laws. Dowry murder in India and other culture-specific cases were discussed.

Analysis, Prevention, Conjugal violence

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Beijing cleaned up, secured for conferees; women harassed and hassled by seemingly ubiquitous police force

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China prepared intensively for the Fourth World Conference on Women, most evidently in their intensive security, which sometimes crossed into restraint of speech and assembly. Police were everywhere, demanding badges for entry to virtually all events and segregating journalists from attendees. Moving the nongovernmental segment of the conference 35 miles away to Huairou was widely seen as an effort to isolate the NGOs and prevent contact with Chinese citizens.

Safety and security measures, Beijing, China

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