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Cendrine Marrouat
27 August 2016
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thumbnailwww­.hrw­.org - Catching up with Weekender: Bans on Muslim women wearing burkinis on French beaches are not only absurd, they are dangerous. A response to recent horrific terror attacks in France, these humiliatin...
Climate Change and the 1,000-year Flood in Baton Rouge: When Will We Learn?
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thumbnailwww­.democracynow­.org - The floodwaters are receding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the scale of the damage is revealing itself. It has been described as a 1,000-year flood, leaving at least 13 people dead and close to 60...
If Britain sells weapons to Saudi Arabia, it is complicit in the slaughter of civilians
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thumbnailwww­.ibtimes­.co­.uk - The airstrike on Abs Rural Hospital in Yemen's Hajjah governorate on 15 August was the fourth attack on a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in 10 months. That didn't lessen the shock. Sixteen...
Combating impunity and strengthening accountability
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thumbnailwww­.ohchr­.org - Recent events around the world have provided stark reminders of how an absence of the rule of law leads to violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as to oppres...
Refugee and migrant children stuck in Greece face double crisis | Press centre
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www­.unicef­.org - ATHENS/GENEVA 26 August 2016 – With the sudden increase of arrivals, hundreds more refugee and migrant children are becoming stranded in Greece with critical needs such as education and protection,...
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Fight for #EducationForRefugees
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Lake Chad’s Unseen Crisis
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Ending violence against women
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Yemen & Palestine: Vijay Prashad on the Two "Ruthless" Bombing Campaigns
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Education under fire: Schools in Aleppo damaged in renewed fighting | At a glance: Syrian Arab Republic
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BUSINESS
Meet the young people using data to hold their leaders accountable
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Tackling sex discrimination through pay equity
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A powerful and corrupt elite is robbing Africa of its riches
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Why has Africa failed to industrialize?
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TECHNOLOGY
This Viral Post Reveals the Hidden Way Women Keep Each Other Safe in Public
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“Be a team player, be creative and be honest with other people and yourself.”
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Rev Run at Minn. State Fair, spreads diabetes awareness
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“The UN must lead by example in appointing its next Secretary-General: make this moment count for gender equality”
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“We will take the case forward till we reach justice”.
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An End to France’s Shameful Burkini Ban?
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Let's make sure Scotland can't be used to dodge tax
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Fart-Collecting Backpacks For Cows Look Silly, But They May Have A Serious Impact
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This 64-year-old man walked from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat to spread the message of peace
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Who are the hackers who cracked the iPhone? - BBC News
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Human Rights and the Youth Community: We Can, or Rather, We Will
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