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Every Child Has a Right to Realize the Human Potential

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Sunday, November 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On World Children's Day, we must remember what it means to be a child born with a right to reach the human potential. Nothing is more precious, more priceless, than a child growing towards that potential. And nothing is more despicable than to ignore the innocence and learning needs of a child in the process of becoming…

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On World Children's Day , we must remember what it means to be a child born with a right to reach the human potential.
  • The education the child receives from day one onwards the mind, the heart and the soul will determine the outcome and prospects for achieving the human potential.
  • Sadly, it would take thousands of years until we finally declared six decades ago the Declaration of the Rights of the Child .
  • Children have a right to early childhood development and a right to attend formal school.

Navigate360 Advances Whole-Child Student Wellness and Safety Suite with Latest Acquisition in Continuing Effort to End School Shootings, Teen Suicide and Bullying

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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RICHFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  Navigate360, the nation's leader in K–12 student wellness and physical safety solutions, has acquired PBIS Rewards, an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students' behavioral, academic, social, emotional and mental health. The acquisition expands Navigate360's leading whole-child safety suite, giving district leaders the tools, expertise and confidence they need to create safe school environments for 50 million U.S. students and strengthen the academic performance of our youth.

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  • In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data tied to the growing concern around students' mental health .
  • According to the findings, more than one-third37 percentof high school students reported that they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • "School safety, culture and student wellness needs continue to evolve as we emerge from the pandemic.
  • An evidence-based framework used by schools to improve school culture and student behavior, PBIS promotes a safe environment for learning.

National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence a significant step towards gender equality

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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The National Action Plan sets a framework for anyone facing GBV to have reliable and timely access to protection and services, no matter where they live.

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  • The National Action Plan sets a framework for anyone facing GBV to have reliable and timely access to protection and services, no matter where they live.
  • The work to end GBV and achieve gender equality in Canada is far from done.
  • Note: Gender-based violence is a priority for the Government of Qubec, which has invested significant funds to end violence against women.
  • Budget 2022 committed $539.3 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, to support provinces and territories in their efforts to implement the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.

RAINN ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE JAMILA SYKES

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today RAINN announced the addition of a new board member, Jamila Sykes, a healthcare management executive with deep expertise in designing and leading teams that can drive strategic change initiatives with innovation and diversity, and delivering rapid-response crisis intervention systems.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today RAINN announced the addition of a new board member, Jamila Sykes, a healthcare management executive with deep expertise in designing and leading teams that can drive strategic change initiatives with innovation and diversity, and delivering rapid-response crisis intervention systems.
  • "Jamila Sykes is a remarkable leader with an abundance of healthcare experience, especially in meeting the needs of those in crisis.
  • Jamila will play a vital role in guiding RAINN through the next chapter in our history as the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization.
  • "I'm honored to work alongside the RAINN board, staff, volunteers, and community to champion inclusive healing and support for sexual violence survivors," said Sykes.

LEGAL ACTION WORLDWIDE, PAN-AFRICAN LAWYERS UNION AND DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON SECURE PROVISIONAL MEASURES RELIEF FOR TIGRAYAN VICTIMS IN LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST ETHIOPIA

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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The landmark case was brought in February 2022 before the African Commission by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP , on behalf of the Tigrayan victims.

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  • The landmark case was brought in February 2022 before the African Commission by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP , on behalf of the Tigrayan victims.
  • Along with its decision on seizure, the African Commission granted urgent provisional measures aimed at protecting Tigrayan civilians from the risk of irreparable harm.
  • The African Commission has found that a State's failure to implement provisional measures was itself a violation of the Charter.
  • In issuing these provisional measures, the African Commission recognizes that the situation in Tigray, and elsewhere in Ethiopia, remains critical.

ALERT: McAllister Olivarius Investigates Human Trafficking Yoga Sect

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Friday, September 30, 2022
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The Yoga school, which had offices in New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago, was a religious sect that coerced female members to have sex with wealthy men for money and benefits.

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  • The Yoga school, which had offices in New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago, was a religious sect that coerced female members to have sex with wealthy men for money and benefits.
  • Transatlantic law firm McAllister Olivarius has launched an investigation of the Yoga School and its ties to the United States for the purposes of potential legal action against the school to help victims achieve justice.
  • McAllister Olivarius has recently hired attorney Carol Merchasin to oversee a new practice focusing on sexual misconduct in spiritual communities, including yoga communities.
  • McAllister Olivarius (McO) is an international law firm, based in the US and UK, with practice areas including trafficking, sexual violence, employment, higher education and online reputation and privacy.

AGBU highlights resilience and recovery of women two years after the start of the 2020 Artsakh War

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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According to the Human Rights Ombudsman of Artsakh, Twenty thousand out of the 40,000 internally displaced persons are women, eight thousand are children.

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  • According to the Human Rights Ombudsman of Artsakh, Twenty thousand out of the 40,000 internally displaced persons are women, eight thousand are children.
  • Six hundred women were widowed after the war, 12 out of 80 killed civilians were women.
  • A number of studies, including UN reports, prove that women and children are most affected by armed conflicts.
  • The only program aimed at women empowerment in Artsakh has been implemented by AGBU Armenia for the past three years.

I Have The Right To Launches Nationwide Pledge to Support Students and Survivors of Sexual Assault

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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The I Have The Right To Pledge is for students, parents, educators, and community members to publicly commit to supporting survivors of sexual assault and to protecting young people from future assaults.

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  • The I Have The Right To Pledge is for students, parents, educators, and community members to publicly commit to supporting survivors of sexual assault and to protecting young people from future assaults.
  • The Pledge is born from I Have The Right To's work supporting and advocating for survivors of sexual assault following the 2014 assault of Chessy Prout, who co-founded the organization with her parents.
  • To commit your name to ensuring all students receive an education free from sexual assault, sign the I Have The Right To Pledge today .
  • I Have The Right To is the hub for middle and high school students, parents, and educators looking for information, support, and avenues of action against sexual assault.

New Psychological Fiction by Debut Author Eden Francis Compton Fights the Patriarchy

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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JAMUL, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Debut Author Eden Francis Compton writes Emily (September 2022), a dark-spiraling tale of a family's inherited trauma, inspired by American poet Emily Dickinson. Playwright Teddy Maine is trapped in a disturbing journey that slips in and out of reality, unraveling painful secrets as he tries to complete a play about Emily Dickinson. Emily explores the psychology and power dynamics of abuse victims and their perpetrators, resonant with social movements such as #metoo and the omnipresent fight against sexual violence.

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  • JAMUL, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Debut Author Eden Francis Compton writes Emily (September 2022), a dark-spiraling tale of a family's inherited trauma, inspired by American poet Emily Dickinson.
  • Teddy Maine is written in the vein of David Mamet, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright with controversial, anti-politically correct beliefs.
  • Eden Francis Compton was inspired to write this tragic story after diving into Dickinson's prolific work.
  • Eden Francis Compton's psychological fiction, Emily, is an unflinching look at one man's unraveling and of a woman surviving and fighting back against violent patriarchy.

Keynote speaker at the Hey Girl Women's Conference

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galit Ventura-Rozen will be a keynote speaker at the Hey Girl Women's Conference on March 11, 2023 in Saskatoon, Canada.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galit Ventura-Rozen will be a keynote speaker at the Hey Girl Women's Conference on March 11, 2023 in Saskatoon, Canada.
  • This conference is being held by BASAC (Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre March 10th to the 12th.
  • The organization has been providing free gender-based violence prevention and individual support services to the community for over 40 years.
  • BASAC is holding this conference to motivate and inspire women that have gone through trauma in their life to live their best life.