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As part of 16-day campaign against gender violence, activists demand stronger penalties for ‘honour’ crimes and an end to imprisonment of at-risk women
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Eve was repeatedly raped by her father. Her long, lonely battle for redress exposes deep flaws in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s legal framework
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Nadia Murad, who escaped sexual enslavement by Islamic State, urges UK to follow Germany in offering refuge to Yazidi women and girls persecuted in Iraq
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Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss also perform modestly in study of quality and transparency of efforts by leading fashion firms to protect against forced labour
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A report claims retailers profiting from the world’s second most expensive spice are ignoring the desperate plight of impoverished Madagascan farmers
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The grassroots aid group working to move babies, children and their families out of freezing conditions in Greek refugee camps
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At least 50 women disappeared from the city of Xalapa over three nights in 2011 – just some of thousands of victims in the 10-year battle against drug trafficking
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Officially, sexual violence has declined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed the ‘rape capital of the world’. But frontline workers tell a different story
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Join us on this page on Wednesday 14 December, 1-2pm (GMT), to debate how businesses can help the sustainable development goals
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British aid can and must be scrupulously monitored, not least to ensure that it is fulfilling its remit to eradicate poverty and reaching beyond domestic interests
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Britain champions female refugees abroad only to fail them here
Kasia StaszewskaDespite saying it wants to protect women from sexual violence in conflict, the UK fails to provide safe, legal routes to sanctuary and handles asylum insensitively -
Thursday’s byelection takes place in a region that has been crippled by a broken economic system, so of course it will reaffirm the referendum result
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To mark International Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day, activists from Honduras, Nepal, China and Egypt share their stories of persecution
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Photographer Bhargavi Joshi’s images represent the violence and injustices that confront women worldwide, regardless of age, race, culture, education or background
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More than 99.5% of Cuban children attend an early childhood education programme or institution. Kary Stewart visits Havana to speak to families, doctors and teachers about a Latin American success story
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Hundreds of thousands of people drown every year. Many deaths go unrecorded, however, and pressure to teach people to swim is not what it might be
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Reckon you could teach world humanitarian summit delegates a thing or two about aid? Take our quiz and find out if you’re a wizard on human welfare
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Access to water is a basic human right, but roughly one in 10 people globally are without a safe source. To mark World Water Day, try our quiz
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Are you a superpower on sovereignty? Take our quiz to find out if you’re presidential material when it comes to people in power
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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusCash chaos shows India's women need financial system they can bank onBanning the country’s most widely used notes has hit poor women hardest, as they often do not have bank accounts or access to financial services
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focusPope urges action against trafficking and labour abuses in fishing industryMarking World Fisheries Day, pope calls on international community to break ‘chain of exploitation’ of vulnerable workers
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkWe must find new ways to protect human rights defenders
We must find new ways to protect human rights defenders
Iva Dobichina, James SavageAlmost 20 years ago the UN adopted the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, but they face more danger than ever -
Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkWar crimes trial of former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen to beginEx-Lord’s Resistance Army commander is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by international criminal court
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Founder of app that helps pregnant women says governments must not rely on technology to plug gaps in basic services
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Despite social and sporting progress, even the best teams at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations struggle to fund friendlies
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Cash chaos shows India's women need financial system they can bank on