Hepburn immediately bought the legal rights to the play.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

And women are three times as likely as men to work in informal economies, and therefore abuse,sex trafficking and the absence of legal rights and protections for women are still unacceptably commonplace in so many places around the world."

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

This act of peaceful disobedience started protests in Montgomery that led to legal changes in minority rights in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Elyn Saks is a legal expert who works to expand the rights of people with severe mental illness.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

The women have made great strides in gaining legal recognition of their rights, Albright said,they run up against some crushing realities.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

"You begin by asserting our rights of ownership," "And I do think asserting our rights of ownership strengthens the legal case.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

The legal opinion, released at the climate talks in Copenhagen, says indigenous peoples have the rights to the carbon credits under Brazil's constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Gun control advocates acknowledge there will be more legal challenges by gun rights groups, but they remain optimistic most gun laws in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Tehran's U.N.Ambassador, Mohammed Khazaee, lectured the council after the vote,and said "no amount of pressure and mischief" will break Iran's "determination to pursue and defend its legal and inalienable rights."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

For South Korean officials, his detention without visiting rights or legal counsel is a key concern, because it reflects upon the overall safety of several hundred corporate managers in the zone.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27