The dark side of the global surrogacy trade
Babies born by surrogate are held up as modern miracles, but is a lack of regulation driving women into exploitation?
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Babies born by surrogate are held up as modern miracles, but is a lack of regulation driving women into exploitation?
The mass abductions caused global outrage in 2014 – but it marked the start of a wave of similar kidnappings in Nigeria
Sixty-one brothels were also shut down as a result of the 11-month long operation into the trafficking and exploitation of girls in India
Tech companies face a choice: continue to focus on the bottom line at the expense of misinformation, or support the lives of women and girls
Latest figures from Unicef suggest there are now 230 million victims globally, compared to 200 million in 2016
Once rare in the UK, thousands of women subjected to the ritualistic practice are seeking treatment with the NHS
Women taken from Africa and sold as concubines in the Middle East were ‘stitched’ as a sign of chastity to increase their market value
Breaking the cycle of this extreme form of violence against girls will also take money
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The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican that bans divorce, trapping thousands in abusive marriages. But change is coming
Women's refuges are struggling to stay open amid spiralling energy bills
Women, migrants and people living in cities have been hardest hit by economic and social toll of Covid
Years after the country’s abortion legislation shifted, entrenched attitudes still obstruct access in the Buddhist country
After 10 months of fighting, the war-ravaged nation is at breaking point, Save The Children reports
Latest figures from Unicef suggest there are now 230 million victims globally, compared to 200 million in 2016
As the Western world eyes elimination, the road to eradication is tougher elsewhere
As China’s birth rate falls and its population shrinks, many women simply aren’t interested in having children
Once rare in the UK, thousands of women subjected to the ritualistic practice are seeking treatment with the NHS
The International Development Committee urged the government to take action
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