Human Rights

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

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

Filed in: Human Rights Media Zimbabwe

With capital punishment debates resurfacing since the Breivik trial, Tony Mckenna argues the death penalty brutalizes not just the individual but the whole society.

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Frank Barat interviews Jeff Halper, long-time Israeli activist, on the demolition of homes and how to describe the situation in Palestine.

Filed in: Human Rights Israel Palestine

Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report on the ongoing nightmare for 81 asylum seekers. 

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Libby Powell looks for some answers.

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Iris Gonzales calls for justice and redress in a Philippines that seems not to care.

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Mari Marcel Thekaekara visits an organization fighting for children’s rights in Delhi and hears some distressing stories.

Filed in: Children Human Rights India

The Bill has become the Act, but we must still fight it at every step, says Alan Hughes. So get involved before it’s too late.

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Human rights lawyer Errol Mendes and aid campaigner Jonathan Glennie go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.

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A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports Mark Engler.

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