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Improving the lives of intersex people in Kenya
The Week
Nestled in a quiet, leafy Nairobi neighborhood just a stone’s throw from the throbbing of sounds of a sprawling city market, is a refuge where intersex, transgender, and gender-nonconforming Kenyans can escape searing public judgment and discrimination.
When the world stays silent
Newsday
New Coalition Goes on the Offensive for Abortion Rights
The Progressive
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AJWS Denounces U.S. Senate for Failing to Stand Up for Human Rights in Burma
Leading global Jewish human rights group urges Senators to protect Burma’s minority groups Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement as the U.S. Congress failed to include language promoting justice and accountability for ethnic minorities in Burma …Read More
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Women are at the forefront of social change in India, eager to #BuildABetterWorld: “We are fighting for our rights,… https://t.co/ylaqpGEZs4
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