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The New York Times. Bangladesh Rahima’s father never wanted her out of his sight. She and her sister were too young, too pretty, too vulnerable to be trusted among the men of her village in western Myanmar, not to mention the soldiers who roamed the region. “My father would beat us if we dared to go out by ourselves, or …

El País. España “La concentración de hoy es para visibilizar que este tipo de acoso sigue existiendo y que la universidad no es un espacio seguro para las mujeres. Y era un secreto a voces. Desde que entrabas en primero había comentarios. ¡Lo sabía todo el mundo!”, dice Almudena con una mezcla de rabia y de sorpresa. Pero una cosa son …

Time. USA Once in a while, it’s normal to have a fleeting moment where you question your own sanity, like when you’re severely sleep deprived or stressed out. But if a relationship leaves you constantly second-guessing your own instincts and feelings, you may be a victim of a sophisticated form of emotional abuse: gaslighting. Like other types of abuse, gaslighting can happen in all …

News Deeply. India WHEN INDIA INTRODUCED the Aadhaar biometric identification system, the government touted it as a cutting-edge innovation in digital governance that would make it easier and faster to distribute state services. But the system has proved controversial, with a chorus of critics saying it infringes on privacy and equality rights. The government’s move to require citizens to sign up to the …

20 Minutos. España En un comunicado, la ONG ha explicado que se ha dirigido este jueves por carta a la Fiscalía Provincial de Málaga “para pedirle que investigue las posibles vulneraciones de derechos que se pueden estar produciendo” en dicho centro penitenciario “al existir sospechas fundadas sobre la existencia de Menores Extranjeros no Acompañados” (Mena) en el citado centro que …

YKZ.USA Human rights are the basic and fundamental rights to which all humans are entitled by virtue of being born in a family. The fundamental rationale behind the concept of human rights is that each person is a moral and rational being who deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Human rights are based on equality – and its …

HuffPost. Says feminist writer, Busang Senne: “It is time for men to take ownership in how they help end gender-based violence. It starts with contributing to shifting attitudes and behaviours away from rape culture and the sexism and misogyny inherent in our society.” At this time of the year, we see the spotlight shone on activism against women and children. It …

The Guardian. Australia New modern slavery laws will fail to stop exploitation of Australian sex workers unless their work is decriminalised, advocates have warned. The federal government is currently preparing to respond to a cross-party parliamentary inquiry’s report into modern slavery and worker exploitation. The inquiry called for the creation of a modern slavery act, mandatory supply chain reporting for big companies and …

El País. Africa Persecución de los traficantes de personas, protección de las víctimas y prevención del crimen son las 3 Ps que han guiado la elaboración de la lista negra de los países donde más se trafica con personas en el mundo, publicada esta semana por el Departamento de Estado de EE UU. Y en la que, una vez más, África está …

BBC News. UK The Conservative MP Paul Scully said “I am asking the UK government to put pressure on the Libyan government to take immediate action to stop these criminals from selling more people, to set current prisoners free, arrest the criminals and end this.” Labour’s Afzal Khan said the scenes from Libya were “shocking and horrific”. Read full article