text: England and Wales: Equal Opportunities Commission v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] IRLR 327 was an application for judicial review of the new implementation by the government of the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005. It was alleged, and found by the High Court of England and Wales, that they were incompatible with the Framework Directive, 2000/73/EC.
  Turkey: The rape-marriage law was repealed, as part of efforts to join the European Union.
  Victoria, Australia: The lack of success in raising self-defense in Australia for battered women has meant that provocation has been the main focus of the courts. Based on the Victorian Law Reform Commission's Defences to Homicide: Final Report, the Victorian government announced changes to the homicide laws in that jurisdiction, which are intended to address this perceived imbalance. Under the new laws, victims of family violence will be able to put evidence of their abuse before the court as part of their defense. In addition, they are able to argue self-defense even in the absence of an immediate threat, and where the response of killing involved greater force than the threatened harm.
  China: Sex-selective abortions were banned.
  China: New provisions were added to the Law on Women's Right Protection to include sexual harassment. "The Shanghai Supplement" was drafted to help further define sexual harassment in China.
  Turkey: Marital rape was outlawed.
  Cambodia: Marital rape was outlawed.