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Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: What YOU Can Do

Human trafficking is the modern-day practice of slavery. It is the second largest criminal industry in the world today, with 12M worldwide trafficked for forced labor & sexual exploitation. This global problem requires global solutions, ... More

Naz submitted 312 Days Ago, www.reuters.com
1 comments, Tags: human rights, exploitation, Slavery, (More)

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Rape as a weapon of war

In the democratic Republic of Congo the most frequent targets are women. It is, in fact, a war against women, and the weapon used to destroy them, their families and whole communities, is rape. ... More

freqnasty submitted 308 Days Ago, www.cbsnews.com
0 comments, Tags: africa, United Nations, human rights, (More)

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Women for Women brings Relief to Congo

Two months after soldiers assaulted her and her daughter, Kizende joined Women for Women. The group gave her job training, connected her with other women with similar stories and introduced her to an American sponsor. As Kizende continued ... More

brooklyn submitted 256 Days Ago, www.cnn.com
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Self-Reliance Brings Back Smiles to Domestic Violence Survivors

An LA Times article focuses on the strong, beautiful resiliance of domestic violence survivors in Pakistan and the positive effect an Italian nonprofit organization's efforts has made to help female survivors of acid and kerosene oil burns ... More

Naz submitted 95 Days Ago, www.latimes.com
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Fundraiser for Cambodian Woman's Crisis Center October 17th at Edison Downtown DJ Imagika

Fundraiser for Cambodian Woman's Crisis Center October 17th at Edison Downtown DJ Imagika 5-8pm Sliding Door Donation... More

Imagika submitted 34 Days Ago, cwcc.org.kh
1 comments, Tags: women, crisis, domestic violence, (More)

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