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Bride-burning in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh is acceptable murder

Approximately every 100 minutes, a bride is set on fire Perhaps the most incomprehensible and horrific domestic violence practice the world has...
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) affects up to 140 million women globally

WARNING: This subject is not for the faint-of heart. It is extremely raw and graphic. As an Examiner, it has been my practice to keep a...
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Human trafficking gives violent connotation to the term "family values"

Slavery. The word itself conjures images of African men, women, and children ripped from their homelands, from their racial identities and all...
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Chastity belts reveal fascinating mindset both inside and outside the iron underpants

The classic vision of the hand-wrought iron chastity belt, complete with lock and key, was most likely fabricated retroactively in the early 19th...
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Obstetric maternal mortality is one of the leading causes of death in Africa and Asia

In any given year, over a half-million women worldwide will die in pregnancy, labour, or of associated complications, almost 90% of them in Africa...
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Pro-life mandate in impoverished countries results in small graves

Oppression can wear many faces, some more subtle than others. One is the state of nearly continous pregnancy that can stretch over the course of a...
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