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born 1999
Hadja Idrissa Bah , also Hadja Idy (born 23 August 1999) is a child's rights and women's rights activist from Guinea , who was elected President of the Guinean Children's Parliament in 2016. She has advised President Emmanuel Macron on women's issues.
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There are many unwanted pregnancies among young people
"We must denounce violence; it's the only way to stop this cycle," the young activist chanted at the time. "The shame of rape must change sides"
They say that the environment makes the man, but in my neighborhood, everyone does whatever they want
The authorities need to stop supporting tradition and instead support the law. Everyone needs to wake up, including religious leaders, community leaders and other influential public figures
All these girls take care of their children and no longer go to school, or their parents reject them
They call me the girl with the headscarf who breaks marriages
Since July, we've prevented fourteen early marriages
People tell my father, 'You've lost your daughter; she's fighting against tradition and religion!' He's scared but supports me
Some women think that genital mutilation is a religious requirement, which is not true. We explain to them that traditions today are based on positive, not negative practices
I found myself face to face with an old woman who circumcised me
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