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Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

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From October 4-11, Tara is asking bloggers to raise awareness about The Girl Effect by writing about it on their blogs. She did a joint Masters in Public Health and Economic Development at Columbia University. When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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Christina Arnold: My name is Christina Arnold, and I'm the founder of Prevent Human Trafficking, formerly Project Hope International. There is actually a great piece by a professor at George Washington University, Ronald Weitzer. I also lived in Sri Lanka right about the time that sex tourism became a big deal, and saw it firsthand.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

The incident with Google in China has made aware the increasing militarization of the internet – targeted attacks against corporations and activists and that’s the most worrying development. Where does the pressure come from on an international exposure. Like Sri Lanka where pictures weren’t getting out.

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