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PCPNDT Act Has Adequate Teeth, Say Experts

PCPNDT Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques,  National Alliance for Maternal Health and Human Rights, Common Health, CEHAT (Centre for Enquiry into ...

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Human Rights

Ending Child Marriage

Sharon J.’s marriage at age 14 in Tanzania dashed her hopes for the future: “My dream was to study to be a journalist. Until today, when I watch news or listen ...

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Human Rights

World Report 2016: ‘Politics Of Fear’ Threatens Rights

In the 659-page World Report 2016, its 26th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Direc...

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Human Rights

What Data Can Do to Fight Poverty

IF social scientists and policy makers have learned anything about how to help the world’s poorest people, it’s not to trust our intuitions or anecdotal evidenc...

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Human Rights

Why 2016 Is The Year To Shake Up Humanitarian Funding

Some say the system to fund the humanitarian response to conflicts and disasters is broken beyond repair. Some say it just needs a tweak. But everyone agrees, global humani...

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Human Rights

Is This The Generation That Eradicates Extreme Poverty?

The year 2015 was a once in a generation event for the world’s citizens and for the planet. In one year, a new blueprint was created to tackle the world’s thorn...

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Hollywood

Emma Watson Helps Reveal HeForShe Parity Report

Ten of the world’s leading companies have released new workforce gender diversity figures, including details on leadership roles and board membership, in UN Women&rsq...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma &Deepika Padukone Prove Actresses DON’T Need Male Protagonists Anymore!

In this male dominated society, women in the film industry have managed to pull off strong characters all by themselves, hereby proving that film doesn’t just need a ...

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Health

Their Voice Matters: Addressing Child, Early And Forced Marriage

“It is considered normal for a girl to drop out of school, to not go out of the house to meet her friends, to not play, to get married early, to have children and to ...

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Hollywood

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, And Beyoncé Top Dosomething.Org’s 2015 Celebs Gone Good List

DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit organization for young people and social change announces its eighth annual Celebs Gone Good list. Celebs Gone Good recognizes t...

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