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‘Chained Like Prisoners’ in Somaliland
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People with mental health conditions in Somaliland are increasingly forced into institutions, where they face serious abuses and poor conditions. Most are held against their will and have no possibility of challenging their detention.
In 2014, the Somaliland authorities endorsed plans that identified mental health as a priority. But the plans have not been implemented, and international support for health services has largely overlooked mental health. Somaliland currently has only two psychiatrists for approximately 3.5 million people. share on:   |
After the 1979 Iranian revolution, women lost many rights they once enjoyed. Laws segregated the sexes and literally sidelined women—who now can’t even watch sports in stadiums. That ban was extended to volleyball in 2012, a hugely popular sport in Iran. Since then, Iranian women have been fighting this ugly discrimination—even risking jail. Iran’s ban violates women’s rights, the Olympic Charter, and even the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) own constitution.
Help us pressure the FIVB to ban Iran from hosting until they stop banning women. |
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Umarali Nazarov was five months old when he died. The cause of his death is unknown. What is known is that he died separated from his family less than 24 hours after police tore him from the arms of his mother, following a raid on their home by migration authorities. | | share on: |
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Coalition Airstrikes Hit Hospital in Yemen
Airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition Monday on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) was in apparent violation of the laws of war. The attack with a half-dozen bombs destroyed Haydan Hospital, the only medical facility in the town of Haydan. | | share on: |
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