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Girls & WomenKenyan Girls Are Being Taken to Tanzania and Uganda on FGM 'Vacations'
Kenya criminalised FGM in 2011 with a minimum punishment of three years in prison and a $2,000 fine. Read more
Girls & WomenIndian Trafficking Survivors Just Sent Thousands of Postcards to Push for a New Law
Activists and survivors are urging lawmakers to pass already proposed legislation. Read more
Girls & WomenWinter Vacation Puts British Schoolgirls at Risk of FGM
Activists warn girls may be taken overseas for FGM during school holidays. Read more
Food & HungerYemeni Mothers Forced to Choose Which Child Starves, Says Aid Group
Many civilians in Yemen are struggling to survive in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Read more
Girls & WomenBritish Women Push for Equality 100 Years After First Female MP's Election
Male lawmakers still outnumber women two to one. Read more
CitizenshipUN Reaches Anti-Slavery 'Milestone' — But Millions Are Still at Risk
Migrants are considered particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Read more
CitizenshipA Human Vending Machine in London Dispenses 'Slave-Made' Food
There's an estimated 136,000 people in Britain currently trapped in slavery. Read more
Girls & WomenBritish Women Are Still Completely Outnumbered in Local Government
Only one in three seats are held by female councillors. Read more
HealthUK 'Failing' to Save Thousands of Children From Modern Slavery
More than 2,000 children suspected to have been trafficked were referred to the government in 2017. Read more
HealthBritish MP Comes Out as HIV Positive to Tackle Stigma
Lloyd Russell-Moyle is only the second British lawmaker to reveal he is HIV positive. Read more