{
  "id": 19121167,
  "title": "Ghana loses landmark human rights case over menstruation taboo that denies girls education",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ghana-loses-landmark-human-rights-case-over-menstruation-taboo-that",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:01:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ghana-loses-landmark-human-rights-case-over-menstruation-taboo-that-denies-girls-education/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana has been found guilty of violating the rights of schoolgirls who are forbidden from crossing the River Offin on Tuesdays and during menstruation, a cultural practice that forces some girls to miss up to 12 school days every month. In a landmark decision, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghana loses landmark human rights case over menstruation taboo that denies girls education",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/ghana-loses-landmark-human-rights-case-over-menstruation-taboo-that",
        "published": "2026-11-08T20:22:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}