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Menschenrechte
Obituary

Our correspondent was found dead

We mourn the death of our Zambian colleague Humphrey Nkonde

Religion

Opposition leaders set free

First achievements evident in national dialogue promoted by faith leaders in Cameroon

Political deadlock

The long walk to serious talks

Venezuela needs a restart with government and opposition engaging in serious negotiations

Identity politics

Increasingly aggressive

In spite of India’s constitution, Modi government is adopting aggressive anti-Muslim policies

Human trafficking

False promises

Nigerian women are forced into prostitution in Ghana

Natural resources

Protecting ancestral land

Indigenous people of Ecuador fight to keep oil companies off their ancestral land

Blog

Self-pitying majority

K.S. Komireddi argues stringently that India's current government is driven by a dangerous Hindu-supremacist ideology

Gender-based violence

Killed for being female

Femicides are frequent in Mexico, but civil-society organisations fight against this

Gender relations

Unequal opportunities

Though the law forbids discrimination in Mexico, the road to gender equity remains long

Internet

Clicktivism

Ghanaian feminists are using social media to change public discourse

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.