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11 Human Rights Wins To Celebrate In 2021
Here are 11 human rights wins to celebrate in 2021
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El Salvador Has Freed Three Women Jailed For 30 Years For Having Abortions For Medical Emergencies
Karen, Kathy and Evelyn, three women in El Salvador, have been freed after they were sentenced to 30 years in prison for having abortions after suffering medical emergencies.
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Vietnam Jailed This Journalist And Democracy Activist For Nine Years For “Propaganda Against The State”
Phạm Đoan Trang, an award-winning Vietnamese journalist and democracy activist, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for “conducting propaganda against the state.”
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Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Has Denied Saying She Was Sexually Assaulted By A Former Vice Premier
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who last month said she had been sexually assaulted by a former vice premier of China, has denied her comments in a video interview with a Singaporean state-run outlet.
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A Giant Spider Interrupted A COVID Press Conference In Australia And It Was The Most Australian Thing Ever
A COVID-19 press conference in Queensland, Australia, was interrupted when a giant huntsman spider crawled up the leg of the state’s health minister, causing a moment of chaos.
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Russia Has Been Ordered To Pay $416,000 To This Woman Whose Husband Chopped Her Hands Off
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than €370,000 ($416,000) to Margarita Gracheva, whose husband kidnapped her and cut off her hands with an axe in 2017.
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After 16 Years As Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel Stepped Down With A Moving Speech
Angela Merkel has stepped down as Germany’s chancellor after 16 years.
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Chile’s Government Has Rejected A Bill to Decriminalize Abortion and Delayed A Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Chile’s parliament has narrowly rejected a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Honduras Elected Its First Woman President Who Has Vowed To Fight Corruption And Relax Abortion Laws
Honduras has elected its first woman president, Xiomara Castro, a leftist opposition candidate who defeated the conservative National Party that had been in power for 12 years.
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This New Zealand Politician Cycled To The Hospital To Give Birth To A Baby Girl
Julie Anne Genter, a New Zealand MP, rode her bicycle to the hospital to give birth on Saturday, Nov. 27.
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This Woman Has Become Jordan’s Youngest Race Car Inspector At Age 20
Meet Mira Tazari. The 20-year-old is currently the youngest race car inspector in Jordan and one of the few woman scrutineers in the Kingdom.
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This UK MP Took Her Three-Month-Old Baby To Parliament With Her But Got Told It’s Not Allowed
Stella Creasy, a UK MP, had brought her three-month-old son to parliament in a sling and led a debate.