The arrest of a doctor who works with poor communities in central India, on trumped-up charges of associating with ‘terrorist’ Naxalites, has sparked worldwide protest. Mari Marcel Thekaekara appeals for support.
September 2007's Issue
The trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation has reached epidemic proportions in the past decade. An estimated one million people – mainly girls and women – are currently trafficked into the sex industry by people ranging from violent gangsters to trusted family members. This issue of New Internationalist tackles this most cruel manifestation of globalization.
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Living wage campaign launched
North American workers unite behind idea of hourly minimum wage
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Another damned dam
Laotian villagers become guinea pigs in a vast and risky resettlement process
- 1 Sep 2007
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Trafficked
Vanessa Baird examines the global trade in girls and young women sold into the sex industry.
- Vanessa Baird
- 1 Sep 2007
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India’s Viagra -
Special Economic Zones
India wants to follow in the footsteps of China, popping miracle pills to raise the country up to export-led superstardom. What Dionne Bunsha, Maureen Nandini Mitra and Jayati Ghosh discover is a little less uplifting.
- Dionne Bunsha, Jayati Ghosh and Maureen Nandini Mitra
- 1 Sep 2007
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica stands apart from its Central American neighbours, not least because it has no army.
- 1 Sep 2007
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Guns and justice in the Niger Delta
Rebels in the Niger Delta have taken up arms – Ike Oguine explains what lies behind their resistance.
- 1 Sep 2007
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Tatiana Cardeal
Street children reaching for fish in Nairobi, captured by Brazilian photographer Tatiana Cardeal
- Tatiana Cardeal
- 1 Sep 2007
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‘I never want to be rescued again’
Some anti-trafficking measures are doing more harm than good, argues Melissa Ditmore.
- 1 Sep 2007
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Refugee Special
Acting From the Heart: Australian advocates for asylum seekers tell their stories
- Peter Whittaker
- 1 Sep 2007
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Knowing the difference
Bishakha Datta goes to the heart of a highly polarized debate.
- Bishakha Datta
- 1 Sep 2007
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How the World Came to Oxford: Refugee stories past and present
How the World Came to Oxford: Refugee stories past and present
- 1 Sep 2007
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No-One is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the US-Mexico Border
No-One is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the US-Mexico Border
- 1 Sep 2007
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Robert B Zoellick
Robert B Zoellick has finally reached his Promised Land as World Bank President. What can we expect?
- 1 Sep 2007
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Use my name
From Moldova and Nigeria, survivors tell their stories to Louisa Waugh.
- Louisa Waugh
- 1 Sep 2007
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