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Why Zimbabwe Mothers Are Paying Bribes To Get Newborns’ Birth Records

Post author By Rein ARNAUTS
Post date May 1, 2025

First-time mother Connie Jowa waits with her child at a clinic in Harare. She is among many women struggling to secure a free Child Health Card, essential for tracking infants’ growth, vaccinations and medical history.

The quiet return of maternity fees and the black-market sale of essential documents put extra burdens on mothers as they struggle to navigate a broken system.

Tags birth documents, black market, hospitals

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How Mexico Is Leaving Its Trans Citizens In ID Limbo

Post author By
Post date February 22, 2023

LGBT pride in Mexico City, 2019 LGBT pride Mexico City via Wikimedia Commons

Without the option to change their ID documents to reflect their gender, trans residents in Chiapas and 12 other Mexican states are denied certain rights.

Tags birth certificates, birth documents, civil rights, lgbt, lgbtq+, lgbtqia+, mexican transgenders, mexico, mexico trans citizens, trans, trans residents, trans rights, transgender, transgender rights

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