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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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63 Reasons Why 2024 Wasn't All Bad
Here are just 63 reasons why 2024 wasn’t all bad.
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8 Human Rights Wins To Celebrate In 2024
Here’s to another year of fighting for the world we want to see.
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27 Stories That Changed The World In 2024
Here are just some of the stories that changed the world in 2024.
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9 Young People Making An Impact In 2024
Here are just some of the young people who are leaving their mark in the history books for 2024.
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11 Inspiring Women You Should Know About In 2024
These are just some of the women who defined 2024.
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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.
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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.
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This Taiwanese Trans Woman Sued The Government For Not Letting Her Change Her Legal Gender And Won
Meet Lisbeth Wu, a Taiwanese trans woman who sued the government for not letting her change her legal gender without undergoing surgery and won.