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In Death, Farida Afridi Will Continue to Save and Better Lives
That Farida Afridi's work is going to save lives is beyond question, but what's more important is that it will go a long way towards making countless other…
Peru's sterilisation victims still await compensation and justice
On 5 June, Ollanta Humala was elected to the Peruvian presidency after narrowly defeating Keiko Fujimori. According to pollsters, Keiko Fujimori lost…
Pakistan's Progress Depends on Women's Involvement
There is a saying in Pakistan: “A man and a woman are like two wheels of a cart. The cart can move fast and safely when both of them are pulling the cart in…
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Why are so many of the UK's missing teenagers Vietnamese?
A major international summit on missing people is hoping to tackle exploitation and trafficking. In the UK, a disproportionate number of missing young people…
Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians,…
The Girl Who Couldn’t Herd Goats Now Saves Lives
When she was nine years old, Jane Meriwas, a Samburu from the Kipsing Plains in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, was considered of no use by her father. After all,…
