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The plans for this summer’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Olympics are making Alan Hughes feel quite nauseous.

Filed in: United Kingdom

An ‘anti-untouchability’ video project is raising awareness of the crimes against dalits which blight Indian society, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Human Rights India

The battle for hearts and minds is in full swing as the clock ticks down on a mass anti-GM action planned for later this month.

Filed in: Agriculture United Kingdom

It’s the people who are suffering, says Syed Hamad Ali, as Hillary Clinton and co. object to an energy deal that would benefit tens of millions.

Filed in: Iran Pakistan United States

The answer may not be what you expect, as evidenced by recent events in France. Michael Burke explains.

Filed in: Economics Finance France

It’s the poor and vulnerable who will suffer in the ideologically motivated rush to convert schools to academies, says Chris Brazier.

Filed in: Education United Kingdom

The killing of activist Chut Wutty by the military on April 26 must not be swept under the carpet, says Fran Lambrick.

Filed in: Cambodia Conservation Forests

Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.

Filed in: Africa Aid Food Hunger NGOs Poverty United Kingdom

Massaging the truth for a good story doesn’t help reshape reality, argues Mgcini Nyoni.

Filed in: Human Rights Media Zimbabwe

In some Indian communities a girl’s first period is treated with great fanfare, in others it is a carefully kept secret, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: India Indigenous Peoples

Clearly articulating her party’s economics policies would be a good start, reckons Dinyar Godrej.

Filed in: Burma Economics Politics