Impact
Colombia Has Finally Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage
A loophole in the law had allowed children aged 14 and older to marry as long as they had their parent’s consent.
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New Zealand’s Youngest Māori MP Led A Haka In Parliament And Tore Up A Bill To Roll Back Indigenous Rights
The controversial new bill would change the Treaty of Waitangi that promised Māori people rights over their land and culture in return for British governance.
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Iraq Has Passed A Draft Law To Lower The Age Of Consent From 18 To Just 9
The proposed law is supported by Iraq’s ruling parties and would effectively legalize child marriage.
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This 16-Year-Old Girl In Iran Killed Herself After School Officials Harassed Her For Wearing Jeans And Removing Her Headscarf
16-year-old Arezo Khavari briefly removed her headscarf during a school trip on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but the assistant principal filmed her and threatened to report her to the principal.
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This Bisexual Black Councilwoman Who Was Murdered In Brazil Has Finally Got Justice After More Than Five Years
Marielle Franco had been an outspoken critic of police brutality and extrajudicial killings and had just spoken out against an incident of police violence on Twitter a day before she was killed.
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Women In Sudan Are Mass Killing Themselves To Avoid Being Raped By Paramilitary Fighters In The Civil War
Between Oct. 20 to 29, RSF fighters indiscriminately shot at civilians, sexually assaulted women and girls, looted markets and homes and burned down farms, according to the UN.
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This Iranian Woman Student Stripped To Her Underwear To Protest "Morality" Police Harassing Over Her Hijab
An Iranian woman student stripped down to her underwear at a university in Iran on Saturday, Nov. 2, to protest against the “morality” police harassing her for not wearing the hijab “properly”.
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The Taliban Has Now Banned Women In Afghanistan From Hearing Each Other's Voices
This comes after the Taliban already banned women in Afghanistan from speaking aloud in public.
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Actress Saoirse Ronan Called Out Male Costars About Their Privilege On Live TV And It Was Iconic
Fans are praising her courage and honesty while highlighting issues of violence against women and male privilege.
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This Woman Has Become Bahrain’s First Woman Boat Captain, Inspiring Other Women To Pursue Sailing Too
Hawra Al Jufairi initially worked in accounting soon realised her love for the sea and decided to change her career path despite sailing being a male-dominated industry in Bahrain.
Activism
This Indigenous Australian Politician Heckled King Charles In Parliament, Yelling "You’re Not Our King”
Lidia Thorpe approached the stage and shouted, “this is not your country” and "you committed genocide against our people”.
Activism
K-Pop Singer Hanni From NewJeans Gave An Emotional Testimony About Being Bullied At Work To Parliament
NewJeans has been embroiled in a controversy with its label, ADOR, and its parent company HYBE Corporation, most famously known as the management company of BTS.