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More Than 16 Days

Mamta’s Story: Domestic Violence in Nepal

The murmurs in the crowd slowly faded away as Bibek Koirala, the presenter for the day, stepped up to the podium and cleared his throat at the mike. “Hello everyone. If you all are settled in, we would like to begin the press...
by Natasha Lipman
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Human Rights

WATCH: What Happens to Children After They’ve Been Rescued From Human Trafficking?

The international trade in children is perhaps the darkest aspect to human trafficking. According to the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, “children are trafficked for forced labour, domestic wo...
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North America

A Tribe Fights to Move Beyond Coal to Clean Energy

Southern Nevada’s Moapa Band of Paiutes called for the closure of the Reid Gardner coal plant and a transition to clean renewable energy future for Nevada. The tribe has successfully managed to close most of the Reid Gard...
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Miley Twerking On Things We Should Talk About

The last few days my Facebook news feed has been inundated with ‘news’ from the MTV Video Music Awards. Newspapers are picking up on the ‘drama’ from the award ceremony, and the internet is aflutter with...
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More Than 16 Days

Violence Against Women in Mexico

Violence against women is unfortunately prevalent all over the world and occurs both in the home and without, is both illegal and yet often not prosecuted, and always leaves permanent scars on the societies in which these atroc...
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Oceania

WATCH: Australian Prime Minister Addresses the End of The World

Will the end of the world come from flesh-eating zombies, demonic hill beasts, or from the total triumph of K-Pop? Whatever it is, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, has our backs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl...
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Health

The Power of Vaccines [Infographic]

Every 20 seconds a child dies from a vaccine preventable disease. That’s over 1.5 million children a year. Today marks the beginning of World Immunisation Week. an initiative run by the United Nations Foundation to raise ...
by Natasha Lipman
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Call for Contributors

We’re always on the lookout for new writers to join our growing team of international contributors! We pride ourselves on providing a safe platform for young people to write about the issues that are most important to the...
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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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