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The Law of the Land

Environmental lawyers and organizations across the world have begun to demand intrinsic 'rights' for nature- natural bodies, flora and fauna...

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Human Rights

WHO Guidelines for responding to Sexually Abused Children

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on children. These effects aren’t always easy to deal with, but with the right help and suppor...

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Human Rights

Blood in the Rakhine

The United Nations recognizes every individual, by virtue of birth, to have an equal right to dignity, and consider this the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the...

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Sustainable Development

Indigenous People

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People was celebrated worldwide on the 9th of August 2017, to commemorate the varied endemic cultures and peoples around the...

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Human Rights

The hills, they are burning elsewhere too…

Can you imagine a world without any shops or cars? Where the streets are empty except when a herd of people shouting slogans pass by the town square twice every day. A shor...

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Human Rights

Jarawa: Life On The Edge

It’s late in the afternoon, and at the office of the Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti (AAJVS), villagers and Samiti members are recalling the time when people would ...

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Human Rights

When Will Land Rights For South Asian Women Become A Reality?

While Meghalaya’s ancient culture empowers indigenous women with land ownership, legal protections to own and manage property are missing.In Meghalaya, India’s ...

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Environment

Karnataka Farmers Are Killing The Cats Behind The World's Rarest Coffee

Cat poop coffee, otherwise known as Kopi Luwak, is one of the world’s rarest and most expensive coffees. The price of a single cup can go up to $80. India is one of f...

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Festivals

5 Docos To Catch At 2017 Human Rights Arts & Films Festival

Returning for its tenth year, the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) brings with it a wealth of movies alive with passion and power, looking as they do at social j...

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Sustainable Development

Activists: Tokyo's Sustainable Olympics Is Being Built With Wood From Rainforest's

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics could be using illegally logged tropical wood from indigenous Malaysians’ land to build a billion-dollar wooden sports stadium, human r...

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