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– Honouring women's rights defenders on International Women's Day (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 9, 2018

Razan Zaitouneh, Bayan Wehan and Nivin Hotary from Syria; Maryam Shariatmadari from Iran; Noha Al-Balawi and Maria Naji from Saudi Arabia, and other women human rights defenders throughout the region are honoured by GCHR as the organisation pledges continued support
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