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Max Weber on authoritarianism: real problems, false solutions

What can the Weimar period tell us about the present?

By Samir Gandesha

/ 27 Oct 2021

Max Weber on authoritarianism: real problems, false solutions

Working children claim their rights in Cameroon

Society rarely respects child workers, but what happens when they demand it?

By Wilfried Essomba Onguene

/ 27 Oct 2021

Working children claim their rights in Cameroon

‘This is not just my win’: trans Ugandan wins official gender change

Cleopatra Kambugu’s new ID has been celebrated by fellow rights activists – but gender recognition remains out of reach for most

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 25 Oct 2021

‘This is not just my win’: trans Ugandan wins official gender change

Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Drawings sent to friends and family by Belarusian political prisoners, detained in a crackdown after the 2020 elections, provide an insight into their lives

By Hleb Liapeika

/ 25 Oct 2021

Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour?

Working children have the right to policies informed by their views and best interests

By Claire O’Kane and Ornella Barros

/ 25 Oct 2021

Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour?

Where is the solidarity for working girls?

Working girls in Peru are doing their best to look after themselves. Will adults support them?

By Janice Stiglich

/ 22 Oct 2021

Where is the solidarity for working girls?

Kunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded community

In Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society

By Deepa Parent

/ 21 Oct 2021

Kunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded community

My childhood as a child worker in Malawi

Our author wouldn’t be where he is today if bans on child labour had prevented him from working when he needed to

By Mavuto Banda

/ 20 Oct 2021

My childhood as a child worker in Malawi

Meio século depois, a justiça chega para o povo Krenak

Tribunal condenou o governo federal, o de Minas Gerais e a Funai por violações de direitos humanos durante a ditadura militar

By Shanna Hanbury

/ 20 Oct 2021

Banning child labour jeopardises working children’s right to survive

Trying to ‘eliminate’ child labour only pushes working children into the shadows

By Kavita Ratna

/ 18 Oct 2021

Banning child labour jeopardises working children’s right to survive

Est-ce que TikTok peut aider les jeunes LGBT au Togo à trouver une communauté ?

Les réseaux sociaux ont offert de nouveaux espaces à des gens à travers le monde pour s’exprimer et trouver des alliés. Mais des lois anti-LGBT suscitent toujours la peurEnglish

By Sylvio Combey

/ 14 Oct 2021

Est-ce que TikTok peut aider les jeunes LGBT au Togo à trouver une communauté ?

Can TikTok help young LGBT people in Togo find community?

Social media has offered people around the world new spaces to express themselves and find allies. But anti-LGBT laws still instil fearFrench

By Sylvio Combey

/ 14 Oct 2021