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Jane Fonda To Be Honored At Equality Now Gala

Equality Now, the international human rights organization dedicated to women’s and girls’ rights, is pleased to announce that it will honor four powerhouses for...

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Video By ‘Girl Rising’ Is Breaking New Ground For Education Of Girls In India

It is universally acknowledged by aid workers and social justice activists that when girls are educated, change occurs at the grassroots level for communities in developing...

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Hollywood

Queen Latifah To Be Honored With Prince Rainier III Award

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) is proud to announce that award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer Queen Latifah will accept the prestigious Princ...

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Gender

Why We Started 'WOMAN'

Almost two years ago, feminist activist and writer Gloria Steinem and activist Amy Richards visited the VICE office in Brooklyn to discuss the critical (yet rarely discusse...

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Environment

Venice Really Hates Being The World's Tourist Destination

Venice is overwhelmed by tourists. That's the message locals have been voicing in recent years, with protests flaring in the past few weeks.
Recently, Venetian residen...

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Gender

Emma Watson: Speaking Out About Feminism Opened A 'Pandora's Box' Of Threats And Criticism, Actress Reveals

The last two years have been a baptism of fire to say the least, I learned just how little I know and also how much. It was my scary first step as an activist, a word I nev...

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Human Rights

Trafficked Girl Becomes International Child Rights Activist

An 18-year-old girl, who was trafficked from the remote islands of Sundarbans in West Bengal, is today an international child rights crusader and has been invited twice to ...

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Health

Keeping Tab On Child, Maternal Health Gets Smarter In Raj

Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) carrying heavy registers with hand-written details on pregnant women, antenatal care, post-na...

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Human Rights

Putting Their Lives On The Line For Information

More than a month has passed since J Parasmal, a 58-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who used the tool to unearth building violations in Sowcarpet, was hacked t...

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Human Rights

Child Rights Activists Want Strict Vigil On Patna-Mumbai Rail Route

Child rights activists have demanded that monitoring at major stations on the Patna-Mumbai route be beefed up to check child trafficking. On the occasion of World Day Again...

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