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World’s First Anti-Abuse Toys
Video Paraguay claims to have created the world's first anti-abuse dolls to raise children's awareness of sexual abuse. The toys…
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Latin America
Argentine Women Fight Back Violence (Fusion)
Feature & photos Thousands of people flooded into streets of Buenos Aires and other cities across the South American nation…
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Latin America
Colombia’s Forgotten People
Video In Colombia's desert peninsula of La Guajira, a humanitarian crisis has been neglected for years. Members of Colombia’s largest…
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Soccer Field of Dreams for LGBT
Video In Argentina's capital, Celeste Lirrazabal, a 53-year-old female transsexual, escaped prostitution, drug trafficking and violence thanks to an unlikely…
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One Woman’s Voice: Argentina
Video Aixa Dea García Avellaneda, a gender activist, talks about living in a male-dominated culture in Argentina. This video was…
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Argentines Protest Gendered Crimes
News Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Argentina Wednesday to protest recent violence against women in…
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Arab World
Jordanians Against Rape Law
Article Despite conservative laws hindering gender equality in Jordan, a vibrant civil society has striven to improve women’s legal and…
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Arab World
Qatar’s Stand on Women Rights (Your Middle East)
Photo story Doha seeks to convey the image of a moderate Islamic nation where women are well respected. But how…
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Arab World
Islamic law and human rights: do they mix? (part II)
Analysis Muslim jurists can interpret Islamic law in a way that is consistent with international human rights law. This article…
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Arab World
Islamic law and human rights: do they mix? (part I)
Analysis There is an ideological dichotomy between international human rights law and Islamic law, which may explain the numerous human…
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