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Ita Skoblinski is an award-winning digital media and UX consultant

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March 18, 2023
With high poverty and low education, child labour rises in India
topic: Child rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Recent cases of deaths of child labourers in India point to the need for stricter enforcement of labour laws.
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March 18, 2023
How Yemen's civil war drives child labour and abuse
topic: Child rights
by: Haitham Alqaoud
Eight years into Yemen's civil war, an often ignored side-effect of the conflict comes into view.
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March 17, 2023
Balkh bombing underlines the dangers Afghan journalists face
topic: Freedom of Expression
editor: Shadi Khan Saif
A bombing of a journalists meeting in Afghanistan points to the worrying suppression of the media.
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March 16, 2023
Belarus and China’s deepening ties are dangerous for human rights
topic: Human Rights
editor: Katarzyna Rybarczyk
Belarus' support from China grants it permission to continue its human rights abuses.
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March 16, 2023
Are Poland's LGBT-free zones here to stay?
topic: LGBT Rights
by: Katarzyna Rybarczyk
The EU's recent decision suggests this may well be the case. But activists refuse to back down.
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March 15, 2023
UN Ocean treaty will protect nature and livelihoods
topic: Ocean Pollution
editor: Bob Koigi
The UN's new High Seas Treaty hopes to protect wildlife and the ocean economy.
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March 14, 2023
Inside India's foray into the lab-grown meat market
topic: Food Security
by: Rishabh Jain
Will India be able to scale its budding cultured meat market?
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March 14, 2023
How body cameras help fight police brutality in Latin America
topic: Political violence
editor: Ellen Nemitz
Police reform in Latin American countries is proving that surveillance can help protect human rights.
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March 13, 2023
Despite green pledges, China increases coal plant constructions
topic: Air Pollution
editor: Amy Liu
China's green energy transition takes one step forward, three steps back.
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March 13, 2023
Haitham Alqaoud
by: Haitham Alqaoud
Haitham Alqaoud is a freelance journalist, communications specialist and human rights activist based in Yemen.
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March 13, 2023
How the UN High Seas Treaty protects the ocean - and why it's necessary
topic: Conservation
by: Gerardo Bandera
Humans are a menace to ocean environments. The UN has moved to protect them.
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March 12, 2023
To face climate change, Pakistan must act to protect environment
topic: Climate action
editor: Shadi Khan Saif
The Green Climate Fund's assessment of Pakistan points to the need for institutional preparedness against climate change.
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March 10, 2023
Sand mining is causing an ecological crisis in India
topic: Nature
editor: Bindu Gopal Rao
Illegal sand mining is burgeoning across India to fuel the needs of the real estate sector, overlooking its negative impact on the environment.
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March 10, 2023
Access to psychedelics: a human right?
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Ellen Nemitz
Brazilian scientists and activists argue that turning our backs on the medicinal benefits of psychedelics is no longer acceptable.
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March 09, 2023
Will Poland be able to throw off its right-wing government?
topic: Election
editor: Katarzyna Rybarczyk
After years of human rights infringements and slips toward authoritarianism, will Poland change parties in the upcoming elections?
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March 08, 2023
The path towards gender equality in Latin America
topic: Women’s rights
editor: Ellen Nemitz
While some countries in Latin America have registered advances in women's rights, much is left to be done to secure gender equality.
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