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Voices in Action: Hollywood Actors unite to fight sexual harassment and abuse

American actors Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany took a stand against the abuse they face in the Hollywood platform. They weren’t alone. ...

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Human Rights

Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang sentenced in China

A court in Tianjin, a city in northern China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to 4 1/2 years in prison for subversion...

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Gender

Stories that defined 2018 for Women around the World

Among all the gender bias, inequality, harassment and other delicate issues – 2018 was indeed a Year of the Women around the world. Hash tags such as #MeToo and #Time...

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Sustainable Development

Trillions of dollars lost in Corruption, says UN Chief

The UN says one trillion dollars are paid in bribes annually, while another 2.6 trillion are stolen, all due to corruption. 9 December, ma...

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Bollywood

Farhan Akhtar - “For Women to feel safe, it is important for Men to Change”

The well-known Bollywood actor and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar launched a new short film – ‘She’, which screens various ...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Life of Germaine Greer, the Australian Writer from the Second-wave Feminist Movement

Former celebrated feminist Germaine Greer is no stranger to controversy. An Australian writer and public intellectual, she ...

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Human Rights

India can lead the way in defanging the Defamation Laws

Women in India are fighting for their workplace equality and dignity. The recent issue of the hashtag #MeToo has ousted some powerful men in th...

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Gender

#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact...

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Gender

#MeToo Movement in India

On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged spreading the hash tag #MeToo, in an attempt to draw attention to s...

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Human Rights

NE Activist honoured with the International Award for Human Rights

Binalakshmi Nepram is an author, humanitarian and female activist for the advocacy of gender rights and women-led disarmament movements wi...

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