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Back in 2014 there was an enormous international outcry after Islamic militants from the group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female high school students the…
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For many, witch trials may seem like a relic of early colonial America. But in fact witch-hunting is still a feature of rural life today in many some of…
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The #MeToo movement has spread from the United States to other parts of the world as women have increasingly spoken out about sexual assault and sexual…
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Around the world, rates of teen pregnancy have been dropping for decades.But in Latin America, rates of teenage motherhood remain stubbornly high. Today…
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In the next decade, India may pass China to become the world’s most populous country.But there’s something odd about India’s population. At its last…
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North Korea has one of the worst human rights record in the world, but for women the situation is particularly acute. Sexual harassment and sexual assault…
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About 5,000 women are killed each year in so-called "honor" killings around the world.These are crimes in which the victims, who are almost always female,…