月別: 7月 2022

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‘A moment of opportunity’: fall of Sri Lankan president raises victims’ hopes

Rights groups say they have a dossier of evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa – and a renewed appetite to bring him to accountIt was a warm April day in 2019 and Gotabaya Rajapaksa was enjoying the afternoon with his family in an affluent suburb of Los…

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Female genital mutilation (FGM)Global developmentHealthIndiaIslamPoliticsPrince CharlesReligionSadiq KhanSocietySouth and Central AsiaUK newsViolence against women and girlsWomenWomen's healthWorld news

Bohra imam’s visit puts British girls at risk of mutilation, warn FGM campaigners

Dawoodi Bohra leader Mufaddal Saifuddin, who is in the UK to preach, is an advocate of the abusive practice whose visa should be revoked, say activistsCampaigners have criticised the UK government for granting a visa to a religious leader who has advoc…

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Foreign Office admits multiple errors in UK’s exit from Afghanistan

Officials say they can not provide hope of resettlement for Afghans who worked for UK civilian schemesThe UK Foreign Office has admitted a catalogue of errors over its handling of Britain’s exit from Afghanistan, but has shut the door on many Afghans w…

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