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Torture
Moutaz Ali

Libyan film about illegal prisons

The first film produced in post-revolution Libya deals with torture

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Growing demand for land

Why land grabs have become a hot topic

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Shared responsibility

How to prevent land grabs

Refugee policy

“Grim problem”

Media judge the EU’s resolutions on refugees as insufficient

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Equal rights for all

Discrimination is a global phenomenon – but some places are worse than others

Relevant reading
Nina Eschke

Protecting and promoting minorities

Relevant reading: how to protect minorities

Sexual minorities
Rebecca Renz

Look through “LGBT glasses”

German development agencies could do more in support of sexual minorities

Refugees
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Living in anguish

Uganda treats refugees well, but their situation is often desperate nonetheless

Comment
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Thai-style democracy

Almost a year after the putsch in Thailand, the military clings to power

Faith-based discrimination
Maryam S. Khan

Myth of the Muslim monolith

How a radical minority came to define Pakistan’s Muslim identity

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts