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May 2014 (2)
May 16 2014 3:22PM
Fleeing persecution and finding hope: LGBTI refugees in South Africa

‘We’re sending a message of hope’ Junior Mayema was explaining to me why he’d taken the bold step of appearing in From the Same Soil , a new film that beautifully documents the experiences of three refugees in Cape Town. All three fled...

May 15 2014 5:54PM
Will India's politicians deliver on their human rights promises this election?

The Indian elections are the largest voting exercise the world has ever seen. More than 550 million Indian voters have gone to the polls to elect a new government in the world’s largest democracy. The elections have been a potpourri of...

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