Irish Traveller makes political history, Kyrgyz app tackles bride kidnapping, redefining rape in Sweden
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In today’s Squirrel News, the first ever female Traveller is elected as a senator in Ireland with the mission to represent marginalised communities and advocate for women’s rights, a game app in Kyrgyzstan has been created to help tackle bride kidnappings through education, awareness and a killer storyline, and Sweden’s move to define rape as sex without consent has been proven to be hugely effective in achieving fairer rape conviction rates.
Eileen Flynn becomes the first female Traveller appointed to the senate
Just three years after Travellers were formally recognised as an indigenous ethnic minority, this new senator hopes to give a voice to the most marginalised communities in Ireland.
Sweden’s change in law shows the need for defining rape as sex without consent
Since changing the legal definition in 2018, Sweden has seen a 75% rise in rape conviction rates. Amnesty hopes this will incentivise more countries to follow suit in tackling their low conviction rates for rape.
Composting avoids waste, helps the environment, and has even more advantages; but access can be a privilege. Municipal composting programs make it accessible to the whole community.
Mitigating Uganda’s deforestation crisis, one mud stove at a time
Badru Kyewalyanga is painfully aware of the deforestation taking place in rural Uganda where connection to the electrical grid is not well-established. Tackling inefficient energy consumption and smoke inhalation, his mud stoves are doing the rounds.
