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Taliban Leader Vows to Publicly Stone Women to Death for Adultery
By HT News Desk Mar 30, 2024 Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, recently said that women in Afghanistan could face public floggings & stoning to death as punishments for adultery. There are growing concerns that the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan could lead to a regression of women’s rights, reminiscent of darker times. Mullah Hibatullah…
Read MoreASU Faculty Bring Awareness to Sexual Violence Through Creative Works
By Hailey Torborg | March 11, 2024 According to the United Nations, sexual violence is a global health pandemic. “It affects every kind of person, every kind of workplace and domestic space, and every level of society,” says Sally Kitch, University Professor and Regents Professor of women’s and gender studies at Arizona State University. That’s one of the themes of…
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Pushing Forward for Gender Equality: CSW68 Event Showcases Strategies for Countering Pushback and Advancing Women’s Rights Around the World
UN Women staff 26 MARCH 2024 More than 2 billion people, across more than 60 countries, will head to the polls in national and local elections in 2024. Amid concerns that democracy and gender equality are backsliding, these elections represent a watershed for pushing forward for gender equality. On 20 March 2024, UN Women, in…
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UN Chief: Legal Equality for Women Could Take 300 Years as Backlash Rises Against Women’s Rights
BY EDITH M. LEDERER Updated 11:11 PM CDT, March 8, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on International Women’s Day. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a packed…
Read MoreWake County School Board, NC Department of Justice Meet to Talk Student Mental Health
By ABC 11 staff Monday, March 11, 2024 To watch video reports click here. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Wake County Public Schools is taking a stand against social media companies and their practices that drastically harm the mental health of children. The school board hosted a town hall meeting with the NC Department of Justice on…
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Family of Darryl Williams Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against City of Raleigh and Chief of Police
By Will Michaels Published March 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM EDT The family of Darryl Tyree Williams has filed a lawsuit against the city of Raleigh, claiming Raleigh police officers unlawfully detained and tased him during an encounter last year that resulted in his death. Raleigh police said officers approached Williams in his car in Jan. 2023 while…
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Denver Official Suggests Migrants Go to NYC, Warning They Would ‘Suffer Even More’ if They Stayed
By Social Links forDavid Propper Published March 31, 2024, 8:12 p.m. ET A Denver official recently encouraged new migrants there to pack their bags for New York or other US cities — warning they would “suffer even more” if they stayed in the Colorado capital, according to reportedly obtained footage. City worker Andres Carrera told a group…
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DPS Report Outlines Unequal Barriers and Ceilings for Latino Students, Teachers
“There are some things that are hard to read,” DPS superintendent Alex Marrero said. “It’s something that’s a reality, and it shouldn’t be.” By Chris Perez March 20, 2024 As the son of a Cuban refugee and an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero admits that the results of the DPS La Raza…
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Expansion of Hours at Some VA Clinics Leads to 25,000 New Patients
By LINDA F. HERSEY STARS AND STRIPES • March 26, 2024 WASHINGTON — A new Department of Veterans Affairs initiative to provide health care appointments at night and on weekends at participating VA health clinics resulted in an additional 25,000 new patients between October 2023 and February 2024, department officials said Tuesday. The percentage of…
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