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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities

November 14, 2024 admin

Tehran: The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public. Announcing the opening of a “hijab removal treatment clinic”, Mehri Talebi Darestani, the head of the Women and Family Department of the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion…

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UN chief speaks to Maduro about ‘rights violations’ in Venezuela

September 21, 2024 admin

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President Nicolas Maduro discussed the precarious political situation in the South American nation. File | Photo Credit: AP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern Friday (September 20, 2024) to President Nicolas Maduro about alleged human rights violations in Venezuela, in their first telephone conversation since the disputed July…

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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast

September 11, 2024 admin

Dozens of girls in Ivory Coast would be circumcised, often surrounded by fetishes and sacred objects. Touba, Ivory Coast: When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. “I wanted to be a big chief, I…

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Burkina Faso’s Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

April 25, 2024 admin

File picture of a mural in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report | Photo Credit: AP Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many…

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Bangladesh rights activists released on bail

October 15, 2023 admin

Bangladesh on Sunday released two leading human rights activists on bail, after they challenged their two-year sentences that critics say are part of a crackdown ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan, 63, and Nasiruddin Elan, 57, have led the Odhikar organisation for decades, working to document thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances of opposition…

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Dalai Lama Hails Nobel Prize For Narges Mohammadi, Emphasizes Women’s Vital Role

October 7, 2023 admin

Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Dharamshala: The Dalai Lama on Saturday congratulated jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize and said the award was also in recognition of the vital role women play in people’s lives. Mohammadi, 51, was awarded the prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for…

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