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[Link] 'I'd never heard Abigail call me mum': The rare genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects girls
Read: 27/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Imagine feeling as though you are bursting at the seams with the desire to say something important, but are unable to speak. That has been daily life for Abigail Lishomwa. The six-year-old cannot call out to her parents, ask her teachers questions or greet other children at the playground.
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[Link] New Zealand must tackle ‘epidemic’ of sexual violence, says children’s commissioner
Read: 28/6/2021 www.theguardian.com
New Zealand’s children’s commissioner has called for urgent action to tackle an “epidemic” in sexual violence in the country, after a survey of more than 700 girls at a school in Christchurch found more than 20 alleged they had been raped, and half said they had been sexually harassed.