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    Kenya court's hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls' schooling

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:38 PM

    Traditional practices such as FGM and child marriage often force adolescent girls to drop out of school and schools banning hijabs could lead to higher drop-out rates in Kenya

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    U.N. investigating 'surge' in female genital mutilation in Uganda

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:23 AM

    The probe comes after Ugandan media reported this week that armed groups had been forcefully conducting FGM in Kween district near the eastern border with Kenya

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    Dozens of LGBT+ refugees in Kenya fall sick at U.N. shelter

    Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:30 PM

    The U.N. moved about 200 LGBT+ refugees in December to the abandoned school on Nairobi's outskirts from the remote Kakuma camp where they were facing attacks

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    Red Cross sounds alarm over use of 'killer robots' in future wars

    Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:59 AM

    With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, there are fears among humanitarians over its use to develop machines which can independently make the decision about who to kill

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    Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to leave camps and work

    Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:55 AM

    Refugees can also formally register births, marriages and deaths, and will have access financial services such as bank accounts

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    Kenyan girl's rescue shows community key to ending child marriage

    Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:29 PM

    Almost one in four girls in Kenya are married before they reach the legal age of 18, says the United Nations.

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    LGBT+ refugees in Kenya accuse U.N. of failing on protection, shelter

    Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:55 PM

    Accommodation in Nairobi, where LGBT+ refugees were forced to flee after attacks at a camp, was criticised as unsanitary and crowded

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    Kenya says no schoolgirls being screened for FGM after backlash

    Tue, 8 Jan 2019 17:19 PM

    An official had said girls returning to school after Christmas were being screened in order to prosecute their parents and traditional cutters

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    School girls in Kenya undergo compulsory tests for pregnancy, female genital mutilation

    Sat, 5 Jan 2019 10:36 AM

    The move aims to help girls who are pregnant or who have been cut, but critics say the compulsory tests are demeaning

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    Girls taken to Uganda, Tanzania for 'vacation cutting' as Kenya cracks down on FGM

    Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:23 PM

    Kenya criminalised FGM in 2011 with a minimum punishment of three years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine

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