Society

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

Filed in: Bangladesh Corporations Human Rights India Politics Trade Unions Work

Robin Tudge on why we must never let down our guard.

Filed in: Human Rights

Britain says it’s too late for torture victims to seek compensation but the new Kenyan government could intervene.

Filed in: Human Rights Kenya Politics United Kingdom

Mozambican farmers are working to get companies to clean up their act, with mixed results.

Filed in: Activism Forests Land Mozambique

An infographic guide to investors, target lands and crops grown.

Filed in: Land

A visit to Mozambique dispels any notion that big business is going to ‘feed Africa’. Hazel Healy reports on a land rush in full swing.

Filed in: Land Mozambique

Palestinian solidarity activist Frank Barat is deported from Tel Aviv.

Filed in: Human Rights Israel Palestine

Stephen Harper has played into the hands of a biased media as he fails to tackle the issues faced by young First Nations people, writes Chloe Ferguson.

Filed in: Canada First Nations Reservations (Canada) Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Politics Society Youth

Mari Marcel Thekaekara congratulates the country’s Dalit community on finally winning legal protection against discrimination.

Filed in: Human Rights India Minorities Society United Kingdom

In Qatar, Iris Gonzales is surrounded by fellow Filipinos forced to find jobs away from their families.

Filed in: Migration Philippines Work

And new film Girl Rising will show you how, as Moira Moderelli explains.

Filed in: Education Film Women