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Trump vows to 'stop transgender lunacy' as a top priority
AFP, Published on 23/12/2024
» PHOENIX - President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as Republicans -- set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House -- continue their push against LGBTQ rights.
Mutilation website ringleader jailed in UK
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2024
» LONDON - The ringleader of an extreme body modification conspiracy who cut off men’s genitals and uploaded videos to his “Eunuch Maker” website has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years by a London court.
Indonesians sign up for tattoo removal 'to repent' during Ramadan
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2024
» JAKARTA: Bima Abdul Sholeh, 32, sat calmly as a doctor armed with a laser pointer zapped tattoos from his face at an event in Jakarta being held by a charity organisation during the holy month of Ramadan to give practicing Muslims an opportunity to "repent".
The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» KISII (KENYA) - As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
UN seeks to investigate Hamas sexual violence
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» GENEVA - The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Wednesday over allegations of sexual violence by Hamas militants during their October 7 attack, calling on Israel to allow his team in to investigate.
Kenya's Mau Mau veterans seek royal redress from Charles III
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» THIKA (KENYA) - More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.
World court to hear 'watershed' Syria torture case
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» THE HAGUE - Syria faces allegations at the UN top court Tuesday that it maintains a "pervasive" system of torture that has killed tens of thousands of people.
Kenya's young Maasai reconnect with their culture at Eunoto ceremony
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» KILGORIS (KENYA) - With beaming smiles, their hair dyed a red ochre and adorned with a ceremonial headdress of ostrich feathers, the young Maasai men are busy taking selfies.
UN: Myanmar war crimes ‘more frequent and brazen’
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» GENEVA: United Nations investigators say they have gathered strong evidence of surging war crimes in Myanmar, including mass executions and sexual violence, and were building case files to help bring perpetrators to justice.
Running from abuse: Migrant women try to enter France
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» VENTIMIGLIA, Italy: Women may still be a minority among migrants crossing the Mediterranean for Europe, but their number is rising and so is their need for special attention after what are often traumatic experiences, assocations say.