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Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Exclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ a…
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‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report
No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clo…
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‘Poverty divides us’: gap between rich and poor poses threat to China
Xi Jinping himself has warned China’s wealth gap is not only economic but political and could threaten party’s…
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India’s Covid gender gap: women left behind in vaccination drive
Misinformation and access issues combined with patriarchal social norms fuelling disparity in distribution acr…
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Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading..…
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‘We have more in common than what separates us’: refugee stories, told by refugees
In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced b…
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UK aid cuts to Bangladesh NGO a ‘gut punch’, says charity head
Withdrawal from long-term partnership catastrophic, says Brac, affecting women and girls’ education and those …
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‘Terrible atrocities continue’: Kapil Seshasayee, the Scottish musician calling out casteism
The multi-genre artist’s bold sound and confrontation of Indian social problems are winning him a growing audi…
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Gaza damage and Glasgow raids: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Peru Continue reading...
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Picture of two pandemics: Covid cases fall in rich west as poorer nations suffer
India’s tragedy could be followed by Africa’s, campaigners warn, as wealthy nations fail to extend vaccines – …
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In the fight against Covid, have we been inoculated against compassion? | Letters
Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni says world leaders must stop putting big pharma’s profits before people’s lives. Sue Hoar…
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Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures
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‘Bangladesh has come a long way’: people of Dhaka on half a century of independence
A rickshaw rider, a domestic worker, a student and a photographer on how their lives have changedThe making of…
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‘Back empty-handed’: Bangladeshis cut off from jobs abroad face rising poverty
Whole communities supported by overseas work are at risk of extreme poverty after the pandemic forced thousand…
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China’s Sinopharm vaccine offered to elite few in UAE tourist deal
Knightsbridge Circle offer is first evidence of Covid-19 vaccine being used to attract touristsCoronavirus – l…