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9 Women Rights Wins To Celebrate This International Women’s Day
From Mexico to Sierra Leone, countries around the world have made bold moves to advance women’s rights in the past year.
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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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Here’s What Happened Around The World In June 2024
Take a look back at some of the major global news events that happened in June 2024.
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Sierra Leone Has Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage
Sierra Leone has one of the world’s highest rates for child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal deaths, with one third of girls married before they are 18.
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Three Teen Girls Have Died In Sierra Leone After They Underwent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
FGM involves the partial or complete removal of the female genitalia and can cause lifelong health complications.
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10 Human Rights Wins To Celebrate In 2023
Here’s to a year of progress.
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11 Women’s Rights Wins To Celebrate This International Women’s Day
Change is possible when we stand up for equality. Happy International Women’s Day!
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In January 2023
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that happened around the world in January 2023.
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Women Of The Week: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Women In Sierra Leone And Palestinian Pastor Sally Azar
Here are all the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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Sierra Leone Has Passed A New Law Ensuring Women Get Equal Pay And Hold 30% Of Public And Private Jobs
“The future of Sierra Leone is female,” the president said. “Empowering women is essential to the health and social development of families, communities and countries.”
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Faced With High Teen Pregnancy Rates, Sierra Leone Has Approved A Draft Bill To Decriminalize Abortion
Sierra Leone’s president says his government has unanimously approved a bill that would decriminalize abortion and overturn the country’s colonial-era abortion law.