I generally refrain from discussing controversial topics. In fact, this platform concerns human rights rather than politics, so there has never been a need to merge the two. I find myself here, though, where the line between human rights and political polarization has been blurred. I find myself here, in 2022, where the foundation of women’s rights are in jeopardy.
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Fast fashion also refers to a type of mass production but of clothes that are a replica of trendy, stylish clothes sold at a lower cost; thus, the quality is quite poor.
500 million women and young girls worldwide experience some degree of period poverty, according to UN Women. Period poverty is the inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education, which includes access to sanitary products, washing facilities, and waste management.
We are guilty of taking so much for granted. Washing our hands, taking warm showers, and drinking clean water are all luxuries that billions of people do not have access to.
Steering away from our last article, this week’s piece focuses on an issue that is not prevalent in the media. It is an issue that plagues children’s lives and hinders their emotional and physical growth; it is the issue of child soldiers.
Young women everywhere are robbed of a proper and secure education. Their communities have failed them as they do not have a solid basis of understanding that is necessary to thrive in the world.
I need you to take a minute to recall the comfort of your bed, the productive feeling working from your desk, and the meals you prepare in your kitchen. These are all luxuries millions of people cannot afford.
Refugees live a life of eternal vulnerability and uncertainty. Although their journeys provide hope for an abundant future, their lives will encompass danger, discrimination, and fear.
A man beheads a young girl with a farming sickle. Another runs a girl over and kills her in a parking lot. A taxi driver murders two teenage sisters by shooting them 11 times in the back of his cab.
Child marriage exists among generations of young girls. One girl in particular, Maryam Zarrinpar, married when she was eleven years old. At such a young age, she was forced to live the traditional life of an Iranian wife.
Take a moment to look back on your childhood; do you remember attending school, establishing new relationships, and learning how to ride a bicycle? You are given the most valuable privilege of being oblivious to the world outside your neighborhood.