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Vanuatu Struggles in the Wake of the Tempest: Communities Still Facing Critical Conditions from Cyclone Pam Devastation.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] month on from Tropical Cyclone Pam’s decimation of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, tens of thousands of people still face dire food and water shortages, and thousands remain…
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An Australian Nightmare on Nauru: Sexual Favors for Showers in the Latest Report
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]uards in Nauru turned off the water supply in bathrooms, then pressured women to expose their naked bodies in exchange for shower time, according to one female asylum seeker. Along…
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In an Atmosphere of Fear, “Silence is Health”
For someone who was born years later and thousands of kilometres away, the story of 1970s Argentina is simply unfathomable. Because from an early age we’re told that the mistakes…
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The Roma/Gypsies: “Outcasts” of Europe
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n January 2013, Zsolt Bayer, a founding member of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, said that: “Most Gypsies are not suitable for cohabitation. They are not suitable for being among people.…