The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The UN was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, in the hope that it would intervene in conflicts between states and thereby avoid war. […]
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UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
Table of Contents 1 About 2 Say no to sexual violence in conflict! 3 UN Action member entities 4 Resolution 1820: Women, Peace, and Security 5 Objectives 6 Cross It 7 Testimonies 8 See also 9 Links About UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action) unites the work of 12 UN entities with […]
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Türkan Saylan
Türkan Saylan (December 13, 1935 – May 18, 2009) was a champion of women’s rights and education for poor children in Turkey and a leader in the fight against leprosy. Table of Contents 1 Work on Leprosy 2 Champion of Women and Children’s Rights 3 Politics 4 Famous Quote 5 References Work on Leprosy Saylan was […]
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Tunisian Women’s Role in the Tunisian Revolution
The Tunisian Revolution was a series of street demonstrations taking place throughout since December 2010. The demonstrations and riots were reported to have started over unemployment, food inflation, corruption, freedom of speech and poor living conditions. The protests constituted the most dramatic wave of social and political unrest in Tunisia in three decades and have […]
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Transsexual
Transsexualism, also termed ‘Gender Dysphoria’, is a condition in which individuals identify with a physical sex different from the one with which he or she was born. Transsexuality differs from the commonly associated terms “crossdressing” or “Transvestitism”, as well as “”. A medical diagnosis can be made if a person experiences discomfort as a result of […]
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