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Libérée de la violence après un mariage forcé
la République arabe syrienne
Deux femmes parlent de guerre, de mariage forcé, de violence domestique, de status de réfugié et d'évasion.
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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
la République démocratique populaire lao
Rural midwives are working to end preventable maternal deaths.
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Cinq raisons pour lesquelles la migration est une question féministe
On estime qu'il y a un milliard de migrants dans le monde et les besoins des femmes sont souvent les plus négligés.
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Delivering into chaos: Gunshots, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya
la République du Kenya
Under armed attack, Lena Towai fled into the wilderness and gave birth in the dark – assisted only by a neighbour with a gunshot wound.
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De sage-femme à députée, faire progresser les droits des femmes aux Comores
l'Union des Comores
Une sage-femme devient la seule femme députée aux Comores. Elle se bat pour l'égalité des sexes dans le pays.
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“The world needs to open their eyes”: Kasai survivors call for attention to crisis
la République d'Angola, la République démocratique du Congo
“There was a lot of violence. Armed men abused and killed young girls, even while they were fleeing,” said Felikanko, 44. She was one of more than a million people who escaped the outbreak of conflict in the Democratic…
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Échapper au mariage précoce en Sierra Leone
la République de Sierra Leone
« Selon nos traditions, une fille doit être mariée quand elle atteint la puberté », explique Zainab Binta Jalloh, une jeune fille de 23 ans qui vit dans le district de Koinadugu en Sierra Leone. Elle le sait bien : elle…
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Women's centre in Iraq helps women "knit" their lives back together
Irak
Haneen Ali* was 22 years old when conflict forced her family to flee their home in Mosul, in northern Iraq. With her parents, she hiked through minefields before finding safety in the Debaga camp.
“The…
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In the Philippines, information key to halting teenage pregnancy
la République des Philippines
“I was shocked when I found out I was pregnant,” said Gina*, now 19. At the time, she was a third-year high school student in Iloilo, a central province of the Philippines, and already six months into the pregnancy.
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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence
“I was sold more than once,” Resalah* told UNFPA . A member of the Yazidi minority, she was abducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Da’esh), traded as property and subjected to…
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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria
la République arabe syrienne
A surge in violence in Syria’s northern Afrin region has triggered a mass displacement of the civilian population, with an estimated 98,000 people fleeing as the hostilities approached Afrin City. The humanitarian…
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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence
Leaders and youth advocates gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss how to work together to end violence against women and girls, the most prevalent human rights violation in the world. The event, Violence Knows No…
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