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The Clothesline Project is an American non-governmental organization created to bring awareness to the issue of violence against women. For those who have been affected by violence, it is a means of expressing their experiences by decorating a t-shirt. [1] After the shirts have been decorated, they are hung on a clothesline display.
Iqbal Masih (Punjabi: اقبال مسیح; 1 January 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan. He was assassinated on 16 April 1995. On 23 March 2022 (Pakistan Day), he was posthumously awarded the Tamgha-e-Shujaat by the government of Pakistan. [1] [2]
Nice Nailantei Leng'ete (born 1991) is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation (FGM). In her work with Amref Health Africa , Leng'ete has saved an estimated 17,000 girls from undergoing genital mutilation and for many, childhood marriages.
Araweelo had a daughter in 2014, and has been open with her about her experience as a child with FGM. [4] [6] She and her daughter moved to Lancashire in 2015.[6]As a result of undergoing FGM, Araweelo has had to deal with ongoing health problems, including severe menstrual pain and cysts. [5]
Facebook has become a tool for youth activists to gather information, post broadcasts about events and activities, participate in activists' groups, and get in contact with other activists. The ability to create events on Facebook has allowed young activists to gather in spaces in a short period of time, and to communicate any changes in the event.
Pope Francis has not done enough to stamp out clerical sex abuse and its cover-up, activists and abuse survivors said on Thursday, protesting before a Vatican-hosted World Children's Day festival.
Young People Against Heavy Metal T-Shirts was an accidental cult that changed the world. Here is the inside story, complete with tips for people interested in starting cults of their own
The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 1988. Thousands were contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Since the first AIDS case was reported in 1981, some 25 ...