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More Rights for India’s Women, Urban Humanitarian Space in Colombia, Making Paint Recycling Accessible

01.10.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Colombia, #India, #Women's Rights

Photo: amira_a / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

India’ Supreme Court ended a centuries-old law that had forbidden women of menstruating age from entering a prominent Hindu temple; despite violence and continued threats from gangs, communities in Buenaventura, Colombia declared an urban humanitarian space denouncing armed violence; and Community RePaint is helping communities and low-income households reuse leftover paint, reducing hazardous waste.

01.10.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Colombia, #India, #Women's Rights

Photo: amira_a / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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