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It’s time to end the abusive practice of child marriage
Vancouver Sun
This year, 12 million girls will be married before the age of 18. Some of them will likely be Canadians. But for all of them, it means that they are more likely to have little education, live in poverty, face violence and a higher risk of dying in childbirth as well as a lifetime of …Read More
Jewish groups in US welcome bill on Rohingya crisis, says paper
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AJWS calls on U.S. House to pass new bill authorizing humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees and imposing sanctions on Burmese military officials
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Director of Government Affairs Rori Kramer issued the following statement on the introduction of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019 (HR 3190) in the U.S. House: “We applaud Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) for introducing legislation that would advance justice for the Rohingya …Read More
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As #Guatemala moves into the final months of their election, we continue to push for a fair, transparent election p… https://t.co/ls6v00UVJo
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Today’s #ForcesOfPride is Esther “Essy” Adhiambo, the founder and director of AJWS’s grantee Initiative for Equality and Non...
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