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Bring workers’ rights back into fashion

Angered by the avoidable tragic factory collapse at Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Mari Marcel Thekaekara looks at how we’ve regressed on employment.…

Thu May 2 06:26:00 2013
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‘We need leaders who want a better world’

The death of Margaret Thatcher gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara pause for thought.…

Tue Apr 16 03:36:00 2013
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Stop persecution in Bangladesh and Pakistan

While minority rights are eroded, Pakistan enjoys impunity as a ‘strategic ally’ of the US, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Mon Mar 18 09:52:00 2013
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India's elites have a ferocious sense of entitlement

A revealing set of US studies has got Urvashi Butalia thinking about how the rich behave in Delhi.…

Tue Jan 1 07:18:00 2013
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The problem of rape is getting worse

More young women in India need to engage in the fight against violence and sexual assault, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara – whatever their class.…

Fri Oct 19 10:39:00 2012
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Playing fair

The world’s conflicts require journalists to be unbiased and incorruptible…

Fri Sep 7 09:41:00 2012
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Child worker abuse still rife in India

Mari Marcel Thekaekara visits an organization fighting for children's rights in Delhi and hears some distressing stories.…

Tue Apr 3 09:17:00 2012
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The aftermath of genocide

Ten years after the violence that led to hundreds of deaths in the Indian state of Gujarat,deep divisions still remain, saysMari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Fri Mar 2 12:45:00 2012
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Could you live on $2 a day?

Two young men returned to India to try…

Wed Feb 15 04:00:00 2012
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India ruling bans anti-Maoist militia

Mari Marcel Thekaekara salutes Indian Supreme Court's verdict that arming civilians to take on supposed Naxals – leftwing extremists according to the government – is unconstitutional.…

Fri Jul 15 08:22:00 2011
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