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Myanmar school strikes and a plane diverted to Minsk: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
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Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cambodia to Peru Continue reading..…
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Glamour, glitz and artificially light skin: Bollywood stars in their own racism row
India’s film-makers accused of hypocrisy for supporting Black Lives Matter while keeping silent on bias for fa…
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L’Oréal to remove words like ‘whitening’ from skincare products
Announcement comes against backdrop of global anti-racism protestsL’Oréal al has announced it will remove word…
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How the killing of George Floyd exposed Hong Kong activists’ uneasy relationship with Donald Trump
The US president may be the pro-democracy movement’s biggest backer, but some protesters feel they are being u…
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City of Hamilton in New Zealand removes statue of British naval captain
City council says memorial to Captain John Hamilton comes down after Māori elder calls him a ‘murderer’ and th…
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Tackling deep-rooted racism will take courage | Letters
John Munro on his slave-owning ancestor, Martin Wright on corporate irresponsibility in India, Peter McKenna o…
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Japan’s public broadcaster condemned over ‘offensive’ BLM anime
Social media users have condemned the video for perpetuating stereotypes of African-AmericansJapan’s public br…
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Bollywood’s silence on domestic issues leads to accusations of hypocrisy
For many, messages of anti-racism and solidarity rang hollow coming from the mouths of Bollywood’s biggest nam…