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Paramilitary troops on patrol in Chhattisgarh after a gun fight with leftist extremists.

Governance

How central Indian forests become sites of conflict

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by Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Older people have a right to a dignified life: a woman in Sogamoso, Colombia.

Demographic change

Older people’s rights are human rights

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by Dagmar Wolf
Election winners Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez.

Democracy

Colombians have voted for change

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by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Hala trains to become a police officer in Syria.

Summer Special

Emancipation in Syria, both personal and political

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by Aviva Freudmann
“A reform of the UN Security Council is necessary, but hard to achieve.”

Global governance

“Democratic states do not wage war on one another”

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by Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Anna-Katharina Hornidge
by Hans Dembowski
Women in positions of leadership: six governors and the mayor of Mecixo City.

Gender justice

Mexico claims to pursue a “feminist” foreign policy

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by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Traditions

Poverty and cultural norms push youngsters to get married

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Textile Partnership Members' Meeting in 2016 with the then Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller (second from right).

Supply chains

Multi-stakeholder initiative held back by industry lobbies

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by Gisela Burckhardt
Bags bearing the Green Button label.

Human rights

Sustainability certifications: stricter criteria needed

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by Gisela Burckhardt
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