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India's 'untouchable' scavengers

Rights group Human Rights Watch has called on the Indian government to end “manual scavenging” – the practice of cleaning human waste by low-caste communi...

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Health

Safety First – A Trial on Error

Errors and mishaps in a hospital set-up that lead to harm, have dual effects; on patients as well as on the clinicians Richie Williams was young boy of 12. He was suffering...

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Thought Factory

Cotton Candy

The train was late the third day in a row. It meant that there would be a crowd again and I wouldn?t get to stand with my back to the wall. Of course it is just a 30 minute...

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Hollywood

George Clooney's Fiancee To Investigate Human Rights Violations In Gaza

George Clooney’s fiancee Amal Alamuddin has been appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate purported Gaza violations. The United Nations Human Rights Co...

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Sustainable Development

Why India's sanitation Crisis kills Women

The gruesome rape and hanging of two teenage girls in the populous Uttar Pradesh state again proves how women have become the biggest victims of India’s sanitation cr...

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Hollywood

George Clooney : Why Americans Should Care About The Sudan

George Clooney and the ENOUGH Projects’ John Prendergast have co-authored an op-ed for Vice News on why why Americans should care about the Sudan. “There are re...

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Hollywood

More Stars Recount Their Own Refugee Stories For UNHCR Campaign

A new set of stories from high profile supporters are launched on UNHCR’sonline campaign platform ahead of World Refugee Day, June 20. These personal stories draw on ...

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Hollywood

Selena Gomez Visits Nepal With UNICEF

Actress, multi-platinum recording artisan UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez just returned from a visit to Nepal, where she traveled to bring attention to children in need with...

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Bollywood

Mallika Dutt Found Help In Her Work To End Violence Against Women

Breakthrough, the human rights organization she created, calls on people, particularly boys and men, to stop domestic violence wherever they see it. Every morning Mallika D...

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Sustainable Development

Child Labour In India

This highly civilized, educated and marvelously scientific world of today says that child labour is simply a severe violation of basic human rights; but in spite of this re...

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