15 facts on sex, pregnancy, marriage and violence

Headline Title: 15 facts on sex, pregnancy, marriage and violence 06 March 2014 Hundreds of millions of young people are being put at risk by government action or inaction with regards to their sex lives. Current UN and NGO estimates paint a perilous picture for their future.Sex1. Same-sex sexual activity is currently illegal in at least 76 countries. While Amnesty International has not recorded any cases to date, it is punishable by death in Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, and parts of Nigeria and Somalia (ILGA’S STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA…

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