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Visa scams and a collapsed job market mean that 100 days on from the World Cup final, many workers face destitution despite promises of rights reforms -
For Mindoro islanders, the slick from sunken tanker Princess Empress has harmed livelihoods, caused health problems and done untold damage to marine life. Can the island recover?
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Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid -
Slashing funding to the programme from a promised £7m to just £1m sends a ‘stark message to the world’, says Save the Children
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Médecins Sans Frontières operations threatened by armed incidents and shootouts at its hospitals, but closure would be a ‘catastrophe’ for Haitians -
Morphine was first introduced to the country 30 years ago, but as the burden of cancer increases, thousands of people still lack access to even basic treatment or pain relief
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The Caribbean nation has led the way in taking psychiatric patients out of institutions, but funding challenges remain -
Many feel the Ethiopia’s slave-owning traditions, which lasted into the last century, do not align with the country’s modern image of itself -
Picturesque Nzulezo attracts a steady stream of tourists to Lake Tadane. But the waters that draws visitors are the very reason school staff are reluctant to stay -
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing better
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Police found Julia being exploited in a brothel. She helped bring her abusers to justice but new legislation could silence victims and empower traffickers, experts warn -
The story of a Ukrainian woman who escaped modern slavery in the UK. Annie Kelly reports -
The story of a Ukrainian woman who escaped modern slavery in the UK. Annie Kelly reports -
Maryam al-Khawaja says she fears her father Abdulhadi’s health is deteriorating in prison and condemns Denmark for inaction
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The Sierra Leone capital’s colonial-era asylum has modernised, offering psychotherapy, yoga and basketball as well as drugs – and has thrown away its shackles -
India’s severe shortage of mental health professionals and treatment funding leaves many patients without options. But a pioneering programme is working to get lives back on track -
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