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Ghana loses landmark human rights case over menstruation taboo that denies girls education

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Ghana has been found guilty of violating the rights of schoolgirls who are forbidden from crossing the River Offin on Tuesdays and during menstruation, a cultural practice that forces some girls to miss up to 12 school days every month. In a landmark decision, the African Committee of Experts on the…

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