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Created by: Deanna Wilken and Becca Stachel January 20, 2026 Downloadable Version Available Below Glossary Abortion – A medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. Adolescent – A young person in the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, typically between ages 10 and 19. Avert – To prevent or stop something from happening. Bodily Autonomy – The right of a person to make decisions about their own body without outside control or coercion. Contraception – Metho

Author: Mariyam Yumna Azeez, LLM December 9, 2025 Note: This audio visual presentation is a summary of the author's Master of Laws in Public & International Law thesis at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Click the image below to view the audio visual report. Sources The Constitution Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka 1978 The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act No. 13 of 1951 ‘Inside the Quazi Courts of Sri Lanka’  by Ermiza Tegal and Hasanah Cegu Isadeen (C

Author: Mathilde Guenin, MA November 4, 2025 View the interactive visual report here  on Tableau. Each year, Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index ranks 180 countries and assigns them a score based on the level of freedom available to journalists and media to report. The index, which uses a scale from 0 to 100 to analyze countries’ relative press freedom, categorizes countries that rank between 0–40 indicates as in a very serious situation; 40–55 as difficult;

Author: Ivan Francis, MS   October 28, 2025 View the interactive visual report here on Tableau. What is an Internet Shutdown? An internet shutdown is a deliberate interruption of internet-based communications that prevents a certain demographic, geographic area, or access type from using them. Blocking access to the global internet is frequently an attempt by the state to regulate the flow of information inside a territory. Internet shutdowns are not the same as content rest