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Need for global action

Environmental crime is destroying our planet, undermining peace and endangering our lives

Senior citizens

Witchcraft murders

Many people in Malawi believe that witchcraft causes death

Policymakers’ dilemma

Lessons from Mariana

Brazil should learn lessons of Mariana disaster and make economic development environmentally sustainable

Relevant reading

Oil and development

Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find

Technocrats don't appreciate democratic deliberation

Yugoslavia's civil war was triggered by structural adjustment

Gender

The roots of the family

The legal status of women in South Africa is better than ever before – on paper

Religion

Branding of Islam

The Muslim community of Ghana is worried about Islam’s bad press

Pan Nalin, Arundhati Roy, western attention and real India

The arts tackle topics that Indian populists are uncomfortable with

Education

Marriage instead of graduation

Girls’ school enrolment figures are good in Bangladesh, but drop-out rates are worrying

Freedom of the press

Split country, hushed-up media

Exiled journalists report on human right violations in Burundi

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