11 Human Rights Wins To Celebrate In 2021
Here are 11 human rights wins to celebrate in 2021
Here are 11 human rights wins to celebrate in 2021:
1. Mexico’s supreme court voted unanimously to decriminalize abortion
2. Gibraltar and Thailand both legalized abortion for up to 12 weeks
3. New Zealand’s prime minister made period products free for all students to end period poverty
4. Taiwan’s capital Taipei also gave free period products for middle school students
5. Switzerland and Chile both legalized same-sex marriage
6. Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was jailed for fighting for women’s right to drive, was freed after 1,001 days
7. German youth activists sued the government for not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
8. A court in Japan ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional
9. Sierra Leone abolished the death penalty
10. France made birth control free for all women under 25
11. Pakistan passed a new anti-rape law
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