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The new approach to ending FGM that’s showing promise in Kenya In a bid to break the cycle of FGM, a grassroots project is piloting a radically different method – and early results are encouraging Body & Mind Society Wellbeing World
‘Marry the rapist’ laws are being repealed across the Middle East Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon have scrapped laws that allow rapists to escape punishment by marrying their victims Society
Progress for anti-rape laws in Punjab A province in Pakistan has made DNA testing compulsory in rape cases, part of ongoing national reforms to improve support for victims Society
The grandmothers lobbying for health and reproductive rights From a group of pensioner activists to a woman single-handedly running an orphanage for HIV-positive children, meet the grandmothers who are... Health Lifestyle
US election thrusts gender equality into the spotlight Though it has been characterised by negativity, the US presidential election race has also brought women’s rights sharply to the fore. Does ... Politics Society
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