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Published in: ourNHSTime for Big Pharma to stop hiding behind “R&D” to justify astronomical costsCampaigners are pushing moves to challenge the secrecy and broken model of drug pricing. But will governments have...
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Published in: 50.50Where are women’s voices in Africa’s infrastructure projects?Women in Zimbabwe’s informal economy face steep challenges amid economic crisis, competition from big companies, and...
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Published in: 50.50Blackmail, death threats and abuse: Being LGBTIQ at work in ZimbabweCan employers be pushed to take action on discrimination, even if the state will not?
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Published in: Frontline InsightsThis Liberian lawyer has withstood presidents, multinationals and militiasAlfred Brownell, head of environment law campaigners Green Advocates, has just won the Goldman Environmental Award....
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror”Attacks in Sri Lanka and elsewhere suggest that the al-Qaida/ISIS phenomenon is still very much with us, despite...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWelcome to the new Algerian revolution: an interview with Hamza HamoucheneWhile the first wave of the revolutions ended in defeat, it was sure to be back in Sudan and now Algeria with...
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Published in: Transformation100 years of Save the Children UK: what have we learned?INGO leaders must strike a balance between vision and pragmatism to be effective, but values still come first.
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Published in: HomeWe already know who will win the war in Libya – western arms dealersThey armed Gadaffi and the forces that ousted him alike – now they’re repeating that profitable trick.
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Published in: 50.50Why Trump’s US is wrong on abortion – and what it can learn from RwandaThe US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why...
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Published in: ourEconomyRethinking the World Trade OrganisationThe global trading system has long served the interests of global corporations over developing countries. It's time...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe 'Washington Consensus' is dead. But what should replace it?We need a new vision for global economic governance that is guided by the principle of subsidiarity.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria in revolt: “We woke up and you will pay!”The abdication of President Bouteflika is a historic victory for the Algerian people — but the struggle for a true...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new chance for climate justice?New climate movements are talking of equity, not just urgent action. They need to get even bolder about global...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt hosting the African Commission to cover human rights abuses?Sisi has re-positioned Egypt to play host to major regional and international gatherings to legitimize his...
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Published in: 50.50Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be toldWomen are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent...
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Published in: 50.50Religious and market fundamentalisms threaten gender equality at UN summitAs the US fosters a backlash at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, states from Lebanon to Namibia are taking...
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Published in: 50.50Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of womenWomen are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity, and it’s time that...
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Published in: HomeEthiopian elite lost in electoral maze under Abiy's gazeIf the Prime Minister chooses to lean on his personal popularity, could he obtain and sustain enough political...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria breaks the wall of fearThousands of Algerians march to say 'No!' to a fifth presidential mandate for Bouteflika.
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