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India is facing a food crisis, and globalisation is making it worse

Corporate globalisation is threatening the food rights of Indian people and the survival of its farmers.

The Yuqui people of Bolivia fight for survival against logging and Covid-19

The Yuqui people of the Bolivian Amazon fight not only to survive in the face of settlers, logging and Covid-19, but to preserve their culture and identity.

Sarah Everard’s murder concerns all men

Sarah Everard’s femicide highlights the inadequacy of policies tackling violence against women, where blame is often shifted from aggressors to victims. We speak to Jackson Katz, who works with men to prevent such injustice.

Turkey withdraws from the Istanbul Convention on violence against women

President Erdoğan has pulled Turkey out of the Istanbul Convention, key in the fight against gender violence, claiming that it favours the LGBT community rather than family values.

Nothing has stopped Lewis Hamilton from fighting for the planet

Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion and first-ever black Formula 1 driver, has devoted himself to human and animal rights, and the environment.

Indigenous leaders want the ICC to try Bolsonaro for crimes against humanity

Jair Bolsonaro is accused of crimes against humanity for persecuting indigenous Brazilians and destroying the Amazon. We speak to William Bourdon and Charly Salkazanov, the lawyers bringing the case before the ICC.

Mexico could pass a law improving the lives of millions of farmed animals

In Mexico, the lives of millions of farmed animals could potentially change for the better if a new law that aims to protect them is approved.

Return to Fukushima, 10 years later

Ten years have passed since the 11 March 2011 disaster, but this chapter is far from over. Travelling through Fukushima, renewal and destruction can be seen side by side, sometimes separated only by a road.