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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.

Orban
April 27th, 2020
Petition: EU must save its democracies during coronavirus
topic:Rule of Law
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition calls on the EU to take a bold stance against leaders seeking to utilise the COVIS-19 pandemic in order to establish autocracies.
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Zimbabwe
April 24th, 2020
Army and police brutality keeps starving Zimbabweans indoors
topic:Security
by:Cyril Zenda
Concerns over growing human rights abuses as army and police units use brutal methods to enforce COVID-19 lockdown on a starving population.
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afghanistan_pandemic
April 22nd, 2020
Exhausted health workers battling pandemic in Afghanistan
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Exhausted health workers battling Covid-19 in Afghanistan walk a thin line between acute shortages of resources and an alarming rise in patients.
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Nile
April 21st, 2020
What’s at stake in the Egypt-Ethiopia conflict over the Nile?
topic:Sustainable Consumption
by:Bob Koigi
The world’s longest river, the Nile, is at the heart of a protracted conflict pitting Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.
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gender electronic music
April 17th, 2020
Smashing the patriarchy one BPM at a time
topic:Women’s rights
by:Anu Shukla
Race and gender inequality in the music industry have continued over eons. And the electronic music scene has certainly been no innocent bystander.
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climate action
April 14th, 2020
Lawsuits as weapons against climate change
topic:Climate action
by:Frank Odenthal
Lawsuits against companies or entire governments for their inaction to fight the climate crisis rise up. The Dutch NGO "Urgenda" has now been successful.
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serbiahospital
April 08th, 2020
The missing babies
topic:Child rights
by:Katarina Panić
Totalitarian societies, such as communists-led Yugoslavia, cultivate obedience. And a good citizen is an obedient citizen...
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climatechange
April 07th, 2020
The difference between global warming and climate change
topic:Global Warming
by:Ama Lorenz
Global warming and climate change are phrases that are often confused, misunderstood or even used interchangeably.
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Zimbabwe market
April 01st, 2020
Where COVID-19 precautions are luxuries beyond reach of many
topic:Poverty
by:Cyril Zenda
In the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, in some African communities social distancing and other measures simply can’t work.
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ugandayouth
April 01st, 2020
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye - How Young African climate activist is creating a youth revolution
topic:Climate action
by:Bob Koigi
For 22 year old Hilda Flavia Nakabuye from Uganda, climate change is a personal story and she has become a climate change evangelist of Fridays for Future.
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UyghurMuslims
March 30th, 2020
Petition: Stand up for Uyghur Muslims in China
topic:Human Rights
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition calls on the United Nations and Amnesty International to mobilise a global effort to stop the oppression of Uyghur Muslims in China.
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court_lesotho
March 26th, 2020
Is Lesotho setting a Rule of Law precedent for Africa?
topic:Transparency and Corruption
by:Cyril Zenda
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thabane, is facing criminal charges - a first for a sitting African leader. The PM is fighting to remain above the law.
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rafting_1
March 21st, 2020
A sustainable tourism model threatened by a reservoir
topic:Conservation
by:Pablo Pérez Álvarez
In the Galliguera, an area with a dozen small villages in northern Spain, the inhabitants have found a sustainable development model that works.
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humantrafficking
March 18th, 2020
The Nigerian human trafficking mafia in Europe
topic:Human Trafficking
by:Bob Koigi
For hundreds of young, desperate and vulnerable Nigerian girls, the dream of living and working abroad has usually come at a high price.
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NorthSea
March 17th, 2020
Overfishing in the North Sea
topic:Overfishing
by:Ama Lorenz
In recent years, there has been a threat of a few fish species going instinct as a result of overfishing.
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syria
March 16th, 2020
Why we must act on the crisis the world seems to have forgotten
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Peadar O’Cearnaigh
As we approach the ninth anniversary of the war in Syria its repercussions are still being felt.
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Lesbos_refugees
March 13th, 2020
Further escalation on the Greek islands, as coronavirus hits refugee camps
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Frank Odenthal
Thomas von der Osten-Sacken, a German journalist who is currently on the Greek island of Lesbos, describes the situation.
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goldmine_Zimbabwe
March 12th, 2020
Mercury: A silent killer in Zimbabwe
topic:Ocean Pollution
by:Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwe has a free-for-all affair for artisanal gold mining but the use of mercury in these operations has detrimental effects not only to the environment.
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Cheetah
March 11th, 2020
India plans to bring back extinct cheetahs to its forests
topic:Conservation
by:Shuriah Niazi
The Supreme Court of India's nod to bring in African cheetahs from Namibia has given fresh hope to restore the population of the big cat.
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womensrights
March 10th, 2020
‘Bending the Curve’ - Countries moving backwards on key women rights
topic:Women’s rights
by:Shadi Khan Saif
A top global gender coalition reveals some countries are stagnating or even moving backwards on key women's rights.
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