Cycle of Poverty

Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless
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Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless

By Srinivas Goli, Shreya Singh* The Assam government’s recent efforts towards addressing child marriages in the state appears to be doing more harm than good. Recent weeks have witnessed a brutal crackdown on culprits identified under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO, 2012) and Prevention of Child Marriages Act (PCMA, 2006) in…

Sabah's Native Court Enactment to be amended to end child marriages – The Star
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Sabah's Native Court Enactment to be amended to end child marriages – The Star

KOTA KINABALU: Efforts are underway to amend Sabah’s Native Court Enactment to put an end to child marriages. Former Sabah law and native affairs assistant minister Jannie Lasimbang said the Native Courts in Sabah will have to be prepared to deal with cases related to applications for marriages involving anyone below age 18 once the…

FIDA: Open letter to President Ruto on tracking GBV impact – The Star
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FIDA: Open letter to President Ruto on tracking GBV impact – The Star

Dear H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, CGH. President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-In-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces Your Excellency, this year as we celebrate the 16 days of activism, our theme is “Activism to end violence against women and girls”. Due to the impunity, secrecy, stigma, and shame surrounding it, violence against women and…

Opinion: Child Marriage – a human rights violation happening every two seconds
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Opinion: Child Marriage – a human rights violation happening every two seconds

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY is observed every year on 10 December; it marks the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being. Regardless of race, colour, religion,…

Women's groups demand review of Terengganu's Shariah amendments that criminalizes …
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Women's groups demand review of Terengganu's Shariah amendments that criminalizes …

Criminalizing pregnancies out of wedlock and outlawing “females posing as men” are part of the amendments to the Shariah Criminal Offences Enactment 2022 that the Terengganu state legislative assembly recently passed – and people are not happy about it. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) are calling for a human rights impact assessment in…

Adventist Review: A Better World Canada is helping young people to help other students in need.
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Adventist Review: A Better World Canada is helping young people to help other students in need.

You’re never too young to give back. A Better World Canada (ABW), a lay-led Adventist supporting ministry, is witnessing firsthand the dedication that young people in Canada have toward helping others their own age. Among those who have contributed significantly are from École Lacombe Upper Elementary School in Lacombe, Alberta, and Ponoka Secondary Campus in…

Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
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Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years

The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years. Based out of Lacombe, the international development organization has completed various humanitarian projects in over 15 countries over the past 32 years, in education, healthcare, and clean water systems, with the goal of…

Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
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Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years

The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years. Based out of Lacombe, the international development organization has completed various humanitarian projects in over 15 countries over the past 32 years, in education, healthcare, and clean water systems, with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty.

For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat
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For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat

Human trafficking, an issue affecting mainly women and girls, is deeply rooted in India. Although it is difficult to measure the exact scale of the issue due to its hidden and illegal nature, thousands of women and girls are trafficked through the country every year, according to government statistics. There are many forms of human…

Global Food Crisis Increases Forced Child Marriage – Eminetra Canada
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Global Food Crisis Increases Forced Child Marriage – Eminetra Canada

OTTAWA — A global food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine is leading to more underage girls being forced into marriage, Canadian aid agencies warn. Plan International Canada said there has been an alarming rise in the number of teenage girls in developing countries who are being forced into marriage because their families cannot…