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My Body, My Rights, My Call for Respect
To live, love, and make decisions free from coercion and threat of violence is a human right. Love is a decision that always means respect: for my body, for my…
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Sierra Leone’s President Must Sign Bill Allowing Safe Abortions
Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, should sign into law a bill that would increase women’s access to safe and legal abortion, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today…
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50 Ways You Changed Lives in 2015
The list below is just a snapshot of some of the many success stories and bits of good news that you made happen in 2015. Thank you for all your…
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Write for Rights: A Chance to Change Our World
People all around me began to realize the power of the pen. These students, just like me, were now attached to these cases at a personal level. They were not…
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Bombing of schools by Saudi Arabia-led coalition a flagrant attack on future of Yemen’s children
Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces have carried out a series of air strikes targeting schools that were still in use, in violation of international humanitarian law, and hampering access to education…
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Girls Should be Students, not Brides
Globally, at least 25,000 children are married every day. 1 in 9 marry before the age of 15. Although the prevalence of child marriage worldwide has received more coverage in…
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How Toilets Can Make Schools Safer
Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, collectively known as WASH, aren’t usually the first thing that comes to mind for women’s rights advocates and activists, least of all during 16 Days…
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Eritrea: Refugees fleeing indefinite conscription must be given safe haven
The huge number of young people fleeing indefinite national service in Eritrea is adding to the global refugee crisis. These people have the right to international protection, a new report…
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When Educating Girls Means Putting Your Life on the Line
[caption id="attachment_66081" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Fawzia Nawabi, investigator at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Mazar-e-Sharif, gathers information in a local women's prison.[/caption] By Elsie De Laere, Afghanistan country specialist In Afghanistan,…
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How to Access a Safe Education as a Girl-Child of War
According to a recent joint report by UNICEF and UNESCO, one-half (nearly 30 million) of the world’s out-of-school children are those from war torn nations—and most are girls.
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Every Girl Deserves an Education—Make Sure She Can Get One!
This April, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in Sierra Leone issued a statement banning girls from mainstream education. As a result, thousands of pregnant girls are excluded from…
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Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone excluded from school and banned from exams
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra Leone moves forward from the Ebola crisis, Amnesty International said…