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11 Truths You Need to Know If You Grew Up Experiencing Childhood Abuse

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  When you’ve survived childhood abuse, it’s common to carry emotional baggage with you into adulthood. And it makes sense — if the only messaging you received in your upbringing was abusive, it’s no wonder children who were abused grow up to have greater struggles with self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and mental health. In addition to carrying […]

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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

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2017 Theme: “Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030.” The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is an awareness campaign to end a harmful practice that violates girls’ and women’s rights. The UN first officially commemorated the International Day of Zero Tolerance […]

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Woman killed herself after her stepfather was cleared of repeatedly raping her for over 7 years

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A woman whose stepfather was cleared of sexually abusing her as a child killed herself three years after he was acquitted. Her mother Judith Parkin told the inquest Ms. Crew “never fully recovered from the feeling of injustice” following her stepfather’s trial. A jury found church organist Nigel Parkin, 60, not guilty of eight rape charges and two […]