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Democracy and society

Women who change the world

Women’s NGOs are playing a crucial role in development – but they're not getting the credit

By Bipasha Baruah, Kate Grantham

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Africa

A human life: yours for just €750

Harrowing video footage of Libyan slave auctions raises wider issues about migration

By Bettina Rühl

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Democracy and society

Think tax is gender neutral? Think again

Why countries need to put women at the heart of their tax regimes

By Neeti Biyani

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Democracy and society

The future of human rights

What does it mean to be human in a global, digital age?

By Kathryn McNeilly

EPA

Asia

Who are the Rohingya

And why are they fleeing Myanmar?

By Franziska Korn, Alexey Yusupov

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Democracy and society

Let’s not lose our thread

Only legislation at EU level will ensure fair treatment for garment workers

By Arne Lietz

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Europe

Rise of the machines

Why a universal basic income won't solve the problem of tech-related unemployment

By Henning Meyer

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Africa

A new breed of dependency

Europe’s Africa policy should be about more than just investment

By Niels Annen

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Democracy and society

Bare cupboards, empty shelves

President Maduro’s disastrous economic policies are starving his people, and their protests are turning violent

By Michael Langer

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Europe

IT Girls

Only one fifth of tech workers in Europe are women – and the number is declining in Europe’s fastest growing industry

By Helena Spongenberg