2016年10月26日 星期三
The taboo of Kenya's intersex children
In Kenya children who are born intersex cannot get birth certificates or identity cards, or register for exams.
Gathoni Muchomba is campaigning to get the government to recognise them as a third gender.
This is part a regular series on African Women You Need to Know.
Video journalist: Louise Smith.
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Charity: 'Calais is a frightening place for children'
Save the Children say they are deeply concerned about the number of children in the Calais Jungle camp that have not yet been able to register to leave.
The clearance began on Monday and about 4,000 migrants - out of some 7,000 - have been taken from the squalid camp to shelters around France.
Dorothy Sang is from the charity and says the camp is dangerous for children.
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Mosul: Iraqi Special Forces come under fire from IS
Video journalist Ayman Oghanna has captured the moment when Iraqi Special Forces came under fire from so-called Islamic State as part of the military offensive to recapture the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Paris Chinese 'scared to go home alone' after killing
A Chinese-French actor has spoken out against violent attacks on the Chinese community in Paris after a man was killed by muggers in August.
Frederic Chau said the false cliche that Asian people carry lots of money was fuelling attacks on ethnic Chinese people in the city.
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