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Kachin Women, Girls Displaced by Conflict Face Sexual Slavery

“Because of war, we are afraid to stay in our village. So, we moved to an IDP [internally displaced person] camp…The Myanmar army came to attack our village using massive arms…I am the eldest one in my family, and my family has financial problems.
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Interview: Children with Disabilities in Kazakhstan Are Missing Out

All Children Should Have Access to School

First grade math class in a mainstream inclusive school in Almaty, Kazakhstan, includes at least one child with disabilities.
February 22, 2019 Interview

Interview: Ethiopia Lets in Human Rights Watch for First Time in 8 Years

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Vigilante Violence has Left Scores Dead in India

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Interview: The Downside of Kenya’s Massive Development Project

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Residents and environmental activists  protesting against  lack of consultations and government failure to address environmental concerns in respect ofo the proposed Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) project in Lamu island, Kenya, March 1, 2012.
December 11, 2018 Interview

Interview: The Law Damaging Russia's LGBT Children

'Gay Propaganda' Legislation A Risk to Mental Health

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Understanding the Role of Encryption in Your Everyday Life

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Interview: The Scourge of Mountain Top Mining in West Virginia

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Company to Stop Listing Properties in Unlawful Israeli Settlements

Listings by the global travel companies Airbnb and Booking.com for properties in unlawful Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Interview: Defying the Dominican Republic’s Abortion Law

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In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.
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Interview: How Palestinian Authorities Crush Dissent

Critics Arrested, Detained, Tortured

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September 24, 2018 Interview

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