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Medica Afghanistan is lending support to women who have survived violence

The main problems for Afghan women are lack of security, insufficient involvement in the reconciliation process and lack of access to an unbiased just

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Human Rights Watch warns of dangerous international trend to strongman rule

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Xi Jinping is centralising government power and reversing progress towards the rule of law in China

Populists deny the legitimacy of diverging interests

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