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Good News! Afghan Authorities Commit to Ensure Brishna’s Safety
[caption id="attachment_55086" align="alignleft" width="3872"] (FARSHAD USYAN/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Victory! Following the sentencing of Brishna’s rapist, Afghan authorities have now committed to ensuring Brishna’s protection. In May 2014, Brishna, a 10-year-old girl…
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Countries Urge El Salvador to Change Repressive Abortion Laws
El Salvador came under pressure from nine countries at the United Nations last night to amend its repressive and out-dated abortion laws. The effects of these laws amount to institutionalized…
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On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador
Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion and its criminalization. Women and girls who are carrying an…
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Struggles for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South Africa
Too many women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. One of the reasons is that they delay accessing antenatal care.
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What happens when abortion is banned?
Sunday, September 28, Amnesty International is taking part in the International Day to Decriminalize Abortion. The importance of access to safe, legal abortion is clearly demonstrated in Amnesty’s new report,…
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SHOCKING: Surge of Honor Killings in Pakistan
Honor crimes fester in the dark privacy of the home. It is time to expose these abuses to the light of public scrutiny and the law.
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This Mother’s Day, What More Can be Done to Help End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally?
This mother's day, help Amnesty turn one in three to none in three by taking action to support the International Violence Against Women Act.
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Nigerian Authorities Failed to Act on Warnings About Boko Haram Raid on School
Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram's armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok.
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Amnesty International USA Applauds Today’s Strong Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the Senate
With today’s strong bipartisan reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the US Senate, Amnesty International USA is urging lawmakers to continue to work in a bipartisan…
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Nigeria: Bring Back Our Girls!
Two weeks after the kidnapping, the Nigerian government has yet to communicate a plan or take action, even as reports of the girls being sold into sexual slavery or forced…
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7 Things Afghanistan’s New President Must Do
These elections represent much more than the appointment of a president. For Afghanistan, it signals the beginning of a new era.
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THIS EXISTS: Country That Forced 200,000 Women Into Sexual Slavery
They deceived, abducted or otherwise forced an estimated 200,000 women and girls, some as young as 12 years old, into a system of sexual slavery.