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    Lack of data on sexual rights leaves millions of girls "invisible" - report

    Mon, 3 Oct 2016 10:27 AM

    "We do count how many girls start school, but we actually don't count how many girls leave school"

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    Fewer people living below poverty line, inequality lingers, says World Bank

    Mon, 3 Oct 2016 17:32 PM

    The number of people living in extreme poverty has declined by more than 100 million across the world

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    Liberia passes law to create seats in parliament for women

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:26 PM

    Liberia ranks 40th out of 54 African countries for the number of women in parliament, and 149th out of 191 worldwide, U.N. Women said

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    Bulgaria bans full-face veils in public places

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:16 PM

    According to the law, clothing hiding the face may not be worn in government offices, schools, cultural institutions and places of public recreation

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    UN appoints first expert to protect LGBT people from violence, discrimination

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:01 PM

    "This critical mandate will bring much-needed attention to human rights violations against LGBT people in all regions of the world"

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    First U.N. special envoy for Somali refugees amid 'asylum fatigue'

    Sat, 1 Oct 2016 09:39 AM

    Hunger is worsening in Somalia due to poor rains, with five million people now short of food, the U.N. said.

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    EXCLUSIVE - India cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths

    Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:54 AM

    A three-month investigation in the mica-producing state of Jharkhand found that a flourishing black market resulted in at least seven children being killed

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    Indonesian slum dwellers challenge eviction law in landmark case

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:26 PM

    Decades-old law has been used to forcibly remove thousands of families

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    Mauritania intensifies crackdown on anti-slavery activists, says campaigner

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:44 PM

    Slavery is a historical practice in Mauritania, which became the last country worldwide to legally abolish it in 1981

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    "Press 1 for child labour": Garment workers use cellphones to report abuses

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:58 AM

    The idea is to give big brands early warning of problems at the furthest ends of their supply chains

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