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Education for all
The humble hijab courts an unnecessary controversy
Many Muslim girls chose to wear hijabs. That choice cannot be denied unless they are violating any law or accepted norms of decency in...
Civil society
Nepal sees a hike in rights violations
INSEC-Nepal has documented 6,285 victims of human rights violence and abuses in 2021. There were 5,163 cases of women and 560 cases of men...
Civil society
Feminists, democratic groups condemn targeting hijab wearing Muslim students
An open letter signed by over a thousand people thus far says that the Hijab is just a pretext to impose apartheid on and...
COVID-19
Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated 6 February as the international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, with the aim...
Afghanistan
Convicts freed, hound victims. Victims in prison
A research by Amnesty International points to survivors of gender-based violence being abandoned following Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and their husbands are on the...
Bangladesh
Lebanon crises increases suffering of migrant domestic workers
Around 250,000 women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and the Philippines earn as low as US$ 150 a month...
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Once tossed and abused, human trafficking survivor finds solace
Survivors of human trafficking need help to deal with post-rescue trauma, and the experience they go through during identification interviews and legal proceedings is...
Education for all
Tabled marriage bill in India may add to population decline
A bill before India's lawmakers proposes to raise marriageable age for women to 21 years. Already India’s fertility rate has dropped below replacement level....
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