(2)Iraqi Shiites oppose CPA campaign to expand women's rights

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's vehicle is forced to stop in front of the office of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 1 because of a rally by about 150 Iraqi Shiites who oppose CPA-promoted campaigns to expand women's rights. GSDF members are in the city to provide humanitarian assistance in reconstructing the country.

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