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Human Rights

An Education Lost Is A Livelihood Gained?

Sandhya (15) (name changed), a class 10 student from Madivala, dropped out of school in September last owing to health issues. She took up work at a nearby supermarket, ear...

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Festivals

The London Indian Film Festival Brings Cinematic Diversity To London And Birmingham: 14-24 July

Challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and wrestling with some very hard issues the 7th Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival returns this Summer.The Direc...

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Festivals

American Black Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years

Years ago Jeff Friday attended the Sundance Film Festival, looked around and did not see black people represented.
So he decided to do something about it.
On Wedn...

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Gender

Hillary Clinton’s First Speech As Presumptive Nominee Puts ‘Women’s Issues’ Front And Center

In her first speech since she became the first female major party presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton put several traditionally sidelined “women’s issues&rdquo...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Honesty Or Racism?

It’s a hot topic right now—millions of refugees from Islamic countries flocking to Europe and tilting the population balance. Already, prophets of doom are pred...

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Human Rights

The Rights Of The Terminally Ill

The draft Bill fails to protect the constitutional rights of patients who wish to have their decisions about medical treatment respected. Euthanasia has always been fraught...

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Festivals

Inequality Front-And-Center At Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Documentaries and narrative features illuminating women's rights, gender equality and LGBTQ issues, environmental activism, and the violence of urban gangs and drug cartels...

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Gender

Jodie Foster On The Advancement Of Women In Hollywood, But It's Not All Good News

Sexism is an issue that still cuts through the film industry. It's something that is slowly changing, but not in all areas of Hollywood according to actor turned director, ...

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Gender

This Week In Women's Sports: WSF Studies Gender Bias In College Sports, USWNT Loses In Court

This week the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) released the report, “Beyond X’s & O’s: Gender Bias and Coaches of Women’s College Sports,&r...

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Bollywood

Kanika Kapoor Bats For Women Empowerment

'Baby Doll' singer Kanika Kapoor is all set to come up with her music video that focusses on women's issues and gender equality. The singer, who rose to fame with a very fo...

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