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The right-wing Polish government has announced its intention to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, which protects women from violence, arguing that it goes against ‘traditional’ Polish values.
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Ou Hongyi, a climate change activist, is being made to choose between her education and her political beliefs. If successful in her mission, however, her actions could embolden others whose protests rights are ignored by Chinese authorities.
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The national referendum in Russia approved a series of constitutional amendments, including resetting presidential term limits, threatening the future of human rights in Russia.
Read moreThe Challenge of Subsistence for Women in Indian Politics
It has been around 70 years since the Constitution of India was enacted to provide equal opportunity and political justice to all its citizens without any discrimination – yet women are still inadequately represented in the political sphere.
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