letsruntherace
I want to raise awareness for human rights issues and injustice that takes place around the world each day, much of which a lot of us know nothing about. Injustice seeps into every area of life and I would like to actively be involved in trying to change this. Writing this blog brings me a little closer to achieving this. Your support and comments are much appreciated ☺️
Violence is as much a part of what it means to be poor as being hungry, sick, homeless, or jobless. In fact, as we shall see, violence is frequently the problem that poor people are most concerned about. It is one of the core reasons they are poor in the first place, and one of the primary reasons they stay poor. Indeed, we will simply never be able to win the battle against extreme poverty unless we address it
The Locust Effect
Human trafficking earns profits of roughly $150 billion a year for traffickers, according to the International Labour Organisation report from 2014
Info taken from www.humanrightsfirst.org
An estimated 15,000 women and girls are murdered each year in India in family disputes over dowry-the payment of cash or goods made by the bride's family to the grooms family
UN Women Indicators On Violence Against Women 2008
Lets Run The Race 