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    Women, Children Fleeing Ukraine Vulnerable to Human Trafficking

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    Discrimination, Debt and Depression: Delhi’s Transgender people through COVID-19

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    Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue

    The right to education has been an oft-discussed, critical human rights issue for Afghanistan, especially when it comes to how, or even if, this...
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    Cambodia: French Court Indicts Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen Cronies

    Arrest warrants have been issued for generals in the 1997 grenade attack on an opposition demonstration that killed 16, injured 150. The gathering was...
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    UN Security Council Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Restrictions in Afghanistan

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    Rising summer temperatures are exacerbating existing inequities in maternal and newborn health in Pakistan. Sexual and reproductive health and rights are central to climate...
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    Sri Lanka Criminalising Same-sex Relationships, Breaching Rights, says UN women’s rights body

    Sri Lankan authorities had not taken any legal or other measures to respect and protect a rights defender’s right to a life free from...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: ILO Puts Government On Notice To Improve Labour Conditions

    The ITUC has called on the Bangladesh government to set up a transparent and effective monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the ILO road...
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