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Female Nudity as a Political Act: Italian Pop Star Struggles Against the Control Over Women’s Bodies
21-08-2024 Benedetta De Rosa Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In the entertainment world, control over the female body is a ...
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Pink Buses in Islamabad Empower Pakistani Women
20-08-2024 Hannah Wohlbold Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In August, the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, introduced “pink buses” to provide a ...
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Iraq Proposes Lowering Legal Marriage Age for Girls to Nine Years
19-08-2024 Hannah Wohlbold Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. A highly controversial draft law in Iraq proposes to amend the country’s ...
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Monsoon Brides: How the Weather Forces Marriage in Pakistan?
16-8-2024 Eleni Patlaka Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence According to government data published in late 2023, Pakistan ranks 6th in the world ...
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Extreme Daunting Situation for Hindus in Bangladesh: No One Left to Save Them
January 2024: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured her fourth consecutive term in elections marred by opposition boycotts and widespread allegations of corruption. ...
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Thai Constitutional Court orders the removal of Prime Minister
15-08-2024 Nuno Daun Southeast Asia & Pacific Team Global Human Rights Defence Yesterday, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ordered the removal of ...
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Gold and Fills Lawsuit Amid Online Harassment
15/08/24 Carolina Batista Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who recently secured a gold medal in the ...
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New Proposal Aims to End ‘Low-Quality’ Subdivided Homes in Hong Kong
13-08-2024 Marina Sáenz Human Rights Researcher Global Human Rights Defence In a bid to address the pervasive issue of subdivided flats, the Democratic ...
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Hong Kong Press Union Chief Fights for Journalists’ Rights Amid Controversial Dismissal from Wall Street Journal
13-08-2024 Marina Sáenz Human Rights Researcher Global Human Rights Defence Selina Cheng, the chairwoman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has vowed ...
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CrowdStrike’s Flawed Update Triggers Historic IT Outage and Exposes Critical Cybersecurity Flaws
13-08-2024 Paloma Perez East and South Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On July 19th, 2024, the American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike issued a ...