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Mexico’s migration route, dubbed by some as ‘the most dangerous journey in the world’, holds that unique position as being both a utopian path to paradise, and a perilous obstacle course, littered with the dangers of rape...

by L.

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Red scars and reconstruction: A life in the day of Samithy Chhom, survivor of the Khmer Rouge

Samithy Chhom was growing up a ward of the Royal Household when Phnom Penh fell to the armed forces of the Khmer Rouge. The year was 1975, and the capture of the capital saw the culmination of Pol Pot’s seven year nationwide ...

by Gareth Lewis

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The Disturbing Story Of An Honour Killing That Will Make You Realise It’s Time For Concrete Change

Twenty thousand honour killings take place around the world every year. 20,000. Take a moment to let that number sink in – because it seems almost unbelievable that we live in a world with so much hate and cruelty that th...

by Priyanka Mogul

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The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

A month ago, the smog or haze from burning peats in Indonesia blanketed the region, raising alarms over health concerns of the young and elderly. There were increased reports of respiratory problems and eye infections. This ye...

by Gaanashree Wood

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82 Young Brazilians Are Killed Every Day. The Majority Are Black.

Brazil has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. To raise awareness of the large amount of young black victims, the Brazilian Amnesty International (Anistia Internacional Brasil) have launched a campaign this Novembe...

by Isabela Vrba

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Legal Job Trafficking in Sweden

Over the past two years 47 Cameroonians have gone to Sweden to work with tree plantation in the northern forests. They were all expecting to return to their families with enough money to pay off debts, invest and start a better...

by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg

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We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two

Today is World Press Freedom Day. As the IPF exists to provide a platform for free speech, it is an important occasion for us; we recognise the role that a free press continues to play in exposing corruption, keeping people i...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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The ‘Let Toys be Toys’ Campaign: The fight to end “gendered” toy marketing

The issue of “gendered toys” has plagued the media recently as people are coming out on both sides of the debate to discuss why there seem to be only two aisles at toy stores: “girl’s toys” and “boy’s toys...

by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles

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The Logic Of Our Sex Laws, Part 2: Moving Forward

Previously: The Logic of Our Sex Laws, Part 1: An Overview The English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP), part of the International Prostitutes Collective, has been campaigning for the decriminalisation of prostitution, and for...

by Urban Times

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Send Socks.

Red scars and reconstruction: A life in the day of Samithy Chhom, survivor of the Khmer Rouge

The Disturbing Story Of An Honour Killing That Will Make You Realise It’s Time For Concrete Change

The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

82 Young Brazilians Are Killed Every Day. The Majority Are Black.

Legal Job Trafficking in Sweden

We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two

The ‘Let Toys be Toys’ Campaign: The fight to end “gendered” toy marketing

The Logic Of Our Sex Laws, Part 2: Moving Forward

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