Every day, I receive calls from women who have been abused … - Hadja Idrissa Bah

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Every day, I receive calls from women who have been abused by their husbands. This encourages me to continue the fight, because, by talking to me, they demonstrate that something is changing in Guinea. Today, women dare to speak out

Hadja Idrissa Bah

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About Hadja Idrissa Bah

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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Pen Names: Hadja Idy • la fille à foulard briseuse de mariages

Alternative Names: Idrissa Bah, Hadja

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