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The ICC Has Arrested Former Philippine President For Alleged Crimes Against Humanity Linked His “War On Drugs" Campaign
Human rights groups in the country estimate Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs campaign killed nearly 30,000 people.
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Women
Spain’s Ex-Football President Was Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault For Forcibly Kissing A Woman Player
Rubiales caused a public uproar when he kissed Spanish woman player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips without her consent at the medal ceremony after the team’s World Cup win on Aug. 20, 2023.
world
Sweden Will Tighten Its Gun Laws After A Gunman Killed 10 People In The Country’s Worst Mass Shooting
The government said it would push for a stricter vetting process for people applying for gun licenses and limit access to some weapons, particularly the AR-15.
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New Zealand Has Granted A Mountain "Personhood", Giving It The Same Legal Rights As A Human Being
This gives the mountain, located in the country's North Island, all the same rights, power, duties and responsibilities of a person, recognizing it as an ancestor of the local Māori people
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The Swiss Grannies On Why Young People Give Them Hope For Climate Action
Pia Hollenstein, one of the co-founders of the KlimaSeniorinnen group, told Almost why young people gives her hope for the planet.
LGBTQ
This Chinese Trans Woman Sued A Hospital For Forcing Her To Undergo Electroshock Conversion Therapy And Won
Chinese trans woman Ling’er said she passed out every time during seven forced electroshock sessions, but the hospital refused her request to terminate the treatment.
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Zimbabwe Has Abolished The Death Penalty, Becoming The 24th African Country To Do So
On Dec. 31, President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved a new law banning the death penalty for all offenses and changing existing death sentences to prison terms.
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Gisèle Pelicot’s Ex-Husband And The 50 Men He Invited To Rape Her Have All Been Found Guilty
Dominique Pelicot has been sentence to 20 years in prison, but Gisèle's children have said they were "disappointed" with the low sentences.
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Namibia Has Elected Its First Woman President
77-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current Vice President and a prominent figure in Namibian politics since the country gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
LGBTQ
Same-Sex Couples In Hong Kong Now Have The Same Housing And Inheritance Rights As Heterosexual Couples
The move comes after Nick Infinger, a man from Hong Kong who married his same-sex partner in Canada, sued the government in 2018.
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The ICC Has Requested An Arrest Warrant For Myanmar’s Military Leader For "Persecuting" Rohingya Muslims
The alleged crimes occurred between Aug. 25, 2017 and Dec. 31,2017 when Min Aung Hlaing led a military campaign that forcibly displaced more than 740,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
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This Irish Woman Sued MMA Fighter Conor McGregor For Raping And Beating Her And Won
Doctors had to surgically remove a tampon wedged at the top of her vagina after the rape.