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Our correspondents and contributors report on human rights and environmental issues from all over the globe. Whenever possible we tell a globally relevant story from a local and individual perspective.

SriLankacoast
February 26th, 2020
An Indian Ocean Island that is a haven for Sri Lankan asylum seekers
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Bob Koigi
Hundreds of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka have over recent years braved rough sea voyages and shark-infested waters to a little-known French island.
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USCongress
February 25th, 2020
In the U.S., crimes against humanity don’t warrant impeachment
topic:Political violence
by:Yair Oded
All U.S. presidents in the past few decades violated laws prohibiting war crimes and torture, yet none of them faced impeachment charges for these crimes.
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italy migration
February 24th, 2020
Solo Andata - Everyone is a migrant
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Lev Nordstrom
partner:Greedy for Best Music
Italy's Canzionere Grecanico Salentino release a haunting tribute to "The Uncountable"
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women_eswatini
February 21st, 2020
Eswatini women challenge oppressive laws
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
What impact has the recent landmark court ruling that ungraded married Swazi women to be equal partners in marriages had?
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UKDieselcars
February 20th, 2020
The ban on diesel cars: will it soon to become reality?
topic:Pollution
by:Ama Lorenz
Will car owners have to consider some significant changes to their daily lives?
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bosnia pollution
February 19th, 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: incapable of fighting against air pollution?
topic:Air Pollution
by:Katarina Panić
Sarajevo is now in a category of its own when it comes to bad air quality.
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fishermenMali
February 18th, 2020
Fairfishing: Turning pirates into fishermen
topic:Economic Opportunity
by:Bob Koigi
Behind a thriving fisheries industry in Somalia are the spirited efforts of a Danish-Somali NGO.
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Bali womens rights
February 17th, 2020
Ecofeminism: when women's rights meet ecology
topic:Conservation
by:Magdalena Rojo
"Nature is not outside of us, we are within nature", Saras Dewi, activist, poet and lecturer at the University of Indonesia.
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ISISwomen
February 13th, 2020
The female ISIS members - victims or criminals?
topic:Political violence
by:Katarina Panić
Unlike many European countries, the Bosnian state Presidency decided last month to allow its citizens, who had joined ISIS, to get back to the country,
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africa_organicwaste
February 12th, 2020
African countries turn organic waste into electricity
topic:Energy
by:Bob Koigi
Unsustainable waste management and energy poverty continue to be one of Africa’s Achilles heel. But more and more countries find progressive solutions.
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digitalmeat
February 11th, 2020
What is digital food?
topic:Food Security
partner:Screen Shot
Here’s everything you need to know.
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southafricawomen
February 10th, 2020
Worry over South African women vanishing without trace
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
South Africa is a country with a very high crime rate, and also rated as highly unsafe for women.
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organicwaste
February 06th, 2020
African countries turn organic waste into electricity to tackle energy poverty
topic:Divestment
by:Bob Koigi
African cities are struggling with waste as landfills overflow, posing health risks to city dwellers who have to contend with pollution.
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AI
February 04th, 2020
Does AI threaten digital human rights in the global south?
topic:Digital Rights
by:Ndubuaku Kanayo
Artificial intelligence and other digital technologies in everyday human dealings come with a high risk of interfering with basic human rights.
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families_socialmedia
February 03rd, 2020
Social media helps mend African refugees’ broken social fabric
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Cyril Zenda
According to various researches, the social media have become an indispensable source of information for today’s refugees.
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forests
January 29th, 2020
Petition calls on world leaders to protect and restore forests worldwide
topic:Deforestation
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition by the Growing Air Foundation calls on world leaders to immediately restore and protect forests all over the world.
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india gender jsutice
January 27th, 2020
India's “murder of gender justice”
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
What's next for transgender people, as India clears a bill that activists call “murder of gender justice”?
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shipping
January 25th, 2020
Can the shipping industry completely decarbonise?
topic:Ocean Pollution
by:Frank Odenthal
The ecological footprint of maritime shipping is too big. The industry needs to change – and it is, but is its path to carbonise fast enough?
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Afghan woemn
January 22nd, 2020
A personal journey for nation building
topic:Democracy
by:Shadi Khan Saif
The pioneering female member of the nascent Afghan democracy, Fawzia Koofi is now heading Movement of Change for Afghanistan.
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Fracking
January 15th, 2020
What is Fracking and why is it Bad?
topic:Fracking
by:Ama Lorenz
Fracking has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also keeps us dependent on fossil fuels and undermines decarbonization.
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