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Equal rights

Marrying the person you love

Ecuador has legalised same-sex marriage

Blog

A heartfelt sermon

Ed Husain’s book “The house of Islam” contains important insights, but it is not the “global history” the subtitle promises

Gender-based violence

Killed for being female

Femicides are frequent in Mexico, but civil-society organisations fight against this

Gender relations

Unequal opportunities

Though the law forbids discrimination in Mexico, the road to gender equity remains long

Summer Special

“I belong here!”

Identity is a controversially debated topic, as can be seen in a recently published book in Germany

Socialisation

Preventing violence

Gender roles need to change to stop violence

Illicit labour

Criminal girls

Criminal gangs have similar gender dynamics in Bangladesh and China

Health

Homosexuality is not a disease

The World Health Organization considers homosexuality as normal behaviour

Homophobia

“I have no place in society”

Homophobia in Zimbabwe hurts the mental health of LGBTI people

Inheritance law

Widows fight for their rights

In Zimbabwe, widows are legally entitled to their late husband’s assets, but in-laws often contest the inheritance

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