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MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSWOMAN PRESLEY UNVEILS PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION PLAN

[Congressional News\Criminal Justice]
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: “You cannot have a government for and by the people if it is not represented by all of the people. For far too long, those closest to the pain have not been closest to the power, resulting in a racist, xenophobic, rogue, and fundamentally flawed criminal legal system.”
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AFRICAN UNION CONVENES WORKSHOP ON LACK OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL PROCESS

[Africa News\Women’sRights]
The aim of the regional workshop was to provide a platform to discuss the low participation of women in electoral processes and its root causes; protection of women’s rights throughout the electoral cycle; preventive and capacity-strengthening measures to achieve the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in electoral processes.
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