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Now, there were many concentration/labour camps we all hear about that were set up during the holocaust - each with their own horrifying stories about the brutal deaths from gas chambers or the shockingly harsh work conditions. The most famous of these places was Auschwitz. But one camp in particular is left forgotten in the modern world.

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Women’s rights have changed drastically since the 20th century, but how were women viewed and treated during that time?

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The Chinese Government have stated that these camps offer 'voluntary education' to, predominantly, Uighur Muslims. However new evidence shows that people are being punished and controlled here, under awful conditions.

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DOMESTIC ABUSE

Domestic violence can occur to anyone-regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality. It is defined as an incident or a pattern of incidents displaying controlling, threatening, behaviour involving violence to maintain power and control in a relationship. It is usually performed by a partner/ex-partner or a family member

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Violence and discrimination can happen to anyone at any time, but as a study by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey shows, the rates of physical violence are significantly higher in women of the LGBTQ+ community compared to heterosexual women.

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Although London is one of the most diverse cities in the UK, its gender pay gap is the largest in the country, with women earning, on average, 30.4% less than men.

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