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Reproductive Health Reality Check

RH Reality Check is an award winning, online publication featuring global sexual and reproductive health news, original reporting and community commentary to foster dialogue, engage the sexual and reproductive rights community and create a forum to promote and inspire action on behalf of progressive points of view on these issues. Also, check out our podcast, RealityCast, hosted by the popular blogger Amanda Marcotte!

Primary web addresses
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org
Main Address
c/o United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Country
United States
Main Telephone
206-218-6094
Joined OneWorld
12.06.2007

Features
06.03.2008 Chinese officials recently announced their intention to relax the 30-year old, mandatory one-child per family policy, which rights advocates say has impelled forced abortions and female infanticide.
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Related topics/regions: [China]
AIDS activists in Kenya protest the government's lack of action on the killing of a young man with HIV/AIDS.
13.12.2007 Effective political engagement by grassroots organizations around the world is key to keeping the AIDS epidemic at the forefront of government decision-making, comments columnist Masimba Biriwasha.
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Image: AIDS activists in Kenya protest the government's lack of action on the killing of a young man with HIV/AIDS. © Internews Network, Inc.
Child brides in India.
07.12.2007 Sex selective abortions, dowry related deaths, and child marriages are contributing to the exploitation of women and girls in India, but a group of Indian women calling themselves the Pink Gang is standing up against the gender discrimination, challenging the very traditions they were raised by.
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Related topics/regions: [India]
Image: Child brides in India. © United Nations Children's Fund