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Human Rights

WATCH: This is What Torture Really Looks Like

As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for fo...
by Natasha Lipman
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Women

Economically Empowered Girls Can Stop Poverty Before It Starts [Infographic]

Earning a safe income and having savings are just the beginning of the story. The economic empowerment of adolescent girls has a positive knock-on effect to other development areas including education, health, unemployment and ...
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Blog

IPF in India: Part 1

Natasha is currently in India as part of a Virgin trade mission to celebrate the launch of Virgin Atlantic’s new direct route from Mumbai to London. Natasha is one of five young Virgin Media Pioneers on the trip.  First ...
by Natasha Lipman
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More Than 16 Days

Renewed Activism & Meaningful Impact

As the “16 Days of Activism” comes to a close, we now look ahead to many days before us as a time of renewed activism and re-inspired activity. For many men and women, this means we look for opportunities to take action on ...
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Photography

Powerful Images From Around The World 2012

Photography captures a moment in time, and with the power of the internet a single image can spread around the world in minutes, defining certain events. Buzzfeed’s wonderful article “The 45 Most Powerful Images of ...
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More Than 16 Days

Sex Workers’ Stories

“That was when I started to be a sex worker. But my kids never die with hunger, because I was providing them with enough food, clothing, schooling […] Sex workers have the same rights as everyone else” Listen to the s...
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More Than 16 Days

Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada

Canada is, more often than not, placed on the global pedestal in regards to being a prime example of leadership in the realm of Human Rights. Yet, the reality is far from that truth. The oppressive history set to destroy Indige...
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Green

Finally, a Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air!

Lima is the largest city in Peru and the fifth largest in all of the Americas, with some 7.6 million people (closer to 9 million when you factor in the surrounding metro area). Because it sits along the southern Pacific Ocean, ...
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Blog

IPF to participate in the Center for Global Women’s Leadership’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign

The International Political Forum is a participating organization in The Center for Global Women’s Leaderhip’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. From November 25th through December 10th, The IPF will co-...
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