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Iraq to legalise child marriage, to reduce age of consent from 18 to 9
The Iraqi government is moving to amend the marriage law that allows men to marry young children as the government has reduced the age of consent from eighteen years to nine years. The proposed amendment…
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Switzerland Announces Face-Covering Ban Amid Global Debate on Women’s Rights
In a significant legislative decision, the Swiss government, led by Viola Amherd, announced on Nov. 6, 2024, that a nationwide ban on face coverings, including burqas, will take effect starting Jan. 1, 2025. This law,…
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Baltasar Ebang Fired! Equatorial Guinea dismiss ANIF boss for sexual misconduct
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, has been dismissed over a sex scandal that involves multiple videos of him being intimate with different women. Baltasar, who…
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16-year-old Afghan commits suicide after school police her dressing, threatened expulsion
A 16-year-old Afghan student, identified as Arezou Khavari, tragically took her own life on Nov. 3, 2024, in Shahr-e Rey, Tehran. The incident reportedly followed an expulsion threat from school officials over non-adherence with the…
