Nepal’s bleeding shame: menstruating women banished to cowsheds

Though banned, the centuries-old custom of confining women to a cowshed during their period persists in Nepal, with damaging and even fatal results.

Badi Women (Italian)

Badi is a traditionally untouchable Hindu caste in Western Nepal - thewomen work as prostitutes, beginning in puberty and continuing until they are too old to attract customers, or get married.

Hanau shootings: the aftermath

Germany is reeling after nine people were shot dead in the town of Hanau on Wednesday evening in what many is calling an act of far-right terrorism.

Warm welcome for Syrian refugee family in Iceland

Valgerour Halla came into the world under unusual circumstances. The four-month-old was born in Reykjavik to Syrian asylum seekers who were so thankful they gave her an Icelandic name.

In an interview, the family described an arduous flight from war in Syria, the long journey across Europe and how they chose a cold fishing island deep in the Arctic circle to start anew.

Pregnant girls in Sierra Leone

The government in Sierra Leone bans visibly pregnant girls from attending school and taking exams, claiming the girls would set a 'bad example' for their peers.

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