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Australia Has Appointed This Aboriginal Lawyer As Its First Indigenous Supreme Court Judge
Australia has appointed an Indigenous Warramunga man as its first Aboriginal supreme court justice for the first time in the country’s history.
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Malaysia Is Abolishing The Death Penalty As Mandatory Punishment For Certain Crimes
Malaysia will abolish the death penalty as a mandatory form of punishment for certain crimes and replace it with other types of punishment at the court’s discretion, the government said on Friday June. 10.
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Japan Is Set To Finally Approve The Abortion Pill But Women Will Still Need To Get Their Partner’s Consent
Japan is expected to approve the abortion pill by the end of this year but will most likely require women to ask for their partner’s consent before using it.
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Australia’s New Prime Minister Has Appointed A Record Number Of Women In His Government
Australia’s new government was sworn into office on Wednesday June 1, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointing a record number of women.
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India’s Top Court Has Ruled That Sex Work Is A Profession, Giving Sex Workers Protections Under The Law
India’s Supreme Court has ruled sex workers, like people in any other profession, deserve equal protection and to live with dignity under the law.
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Canada Has Proposed A New Bill To Freeze All Buying And Selling Of Handguns In The Country
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada.
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Spain Has Passed A “Only Yes Means Yes” Bill That Clearly Defines Rape As Sex Without Consent
Spain’s lower house of Congress has approved a new bill that states that lack of sexual consent is sufficient to prove sexual assault.
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Mexico Will Now Allow Girls Who Have Been Raped To Get An Abortion Without Parental Consent
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that all girls can get an abortion without parental consent in cases of rape.
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Australia Voted Out Its Conservative Government And Elected A Leftist Prime Minister, A First In A Decade
For the first time in almost a decade, Australians have elected a left-wing prime minister, ending nine years of conservative government rule.
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This Kenyan Nurse Fighting Against FGM And Child Marriage Has Been Named The World’s Best Nurse
Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse who campaigns against child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), has been crowned the world’s best nurse for her work.
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France Has Appointed This Engineer And Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister In 30 Years
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed the country’s first woman prime minister in over 30 years.
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Tokyo Will Start Recognizing Same-Sex Partnerships But Still Not Same-Sex Marriages
The Tokyo government will start issuing proof-of-partnership documents for LGBT couples to make life easier for them but will still not recognize same-sex unions as legal marriage.