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White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourismThe landowners of a New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted in 2019 have rejected arguments from the country’s workplace safety regulator that they ultimately …
Read MoreCaroline Cox of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust urges the government to fulfil its responsibility under international law I returned, heartbroken, on Sunday from Armenia, where I met Armenians suffering from forced displacement by Azerbaijan from the…
Read MoreExclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays that take visitors through Xinjiang, where …
Read MoreOrganised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by…
Read MoreGraphic videos of the last hours of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro have highlighted once again the abuse faced by child workersThe death of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro would have passed sadly but quietly had it not been for the two graphic videos that turned …
Read MoreUK agency also shuts other high-profile cases including Rio Tinto investigationThe UK’s Serious Fraud Office has abandoned a criminal investigation into the Kazakh mining group ENRC, ending a decade-long corruption inquiry mired in controversy.The SFO …
Read MoreDespite reforms, campaigners say Mumbai killing proves lack of progress in protecting students since 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rapeThe list of complaints made by female students living at the women’s hostel in the south of Mumbai is depressingly long and go…
Read MorePeople are united to end military dictatorship but international support is needed, Naw Hser Hser saysThe crisis in Myanmar should be referred to the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including widespread sexual v…
Read MoreChina scores better on food, health and housing, while crackdowns have worsened Hong Kong’s ratingsChina has been ranked as the worst country in the world for safety from the state and the right to assembly, in a human rights report that tracks social,…
Read MoreDowning Street crisis meeting hears that about 8,000 who arrived under Operation Warm Welcome will be evicted this summer with nowhere to goThousands of Afghan refugees in the UK face homelessness this summer, the government was warned last week at a s…
Read MoreReport demands accountability for war crimes and singles out Russia for ‘mind-boggling’ targeting of hospitals in Ukraine Russian attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine made 2022 the most violent year in a decade for hospitals and health workers oper…
Read MoreAfter a decade of delays and threats, Amena was the last of seven rape survivors resolved to fight. The verdict has been welcomed by Muslims facing increasing discrimination in IndiaOn a hot and quiet afternoon, a woman lies on a wooden charpoy under a…
Read MoreLawyers acting for pro-democracy activist argued that proceedings could be biased due to judge selectionHong Kong’s high court has rejected an attempt by lawyers acting for the jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to have his national security trial…
Read MoreExperts point to crackdown on national security and legal system that encourages guilty pleas Chinese courts prosecuted 8.3 million people in the five years to 2022, a 12% increase on the previous period. There was also a nearly 20% increase in the num…
Read MoreThe formidable Indian environmentalist discusses her 50-year struggle to protect seeds and farmers from the ‘poison cartel’ of corporate agricultureYou don’t have to look very far to find the essence of life, says Vandana Shiva. But in a society caught…
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