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A Bhil girl living in Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India. The Bhil, India’s most populous tribal group, have been uprooted from their ancestral lands many times. They have been pushed into a vicious cycle of poverty. (Photo by The Children of The Earth) Photo used under CC BY

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India’s Bhils stuck in cycle of poverty, enforced labor

India’s most populous tribal group, the Bhil, who are mainly in the western region of the country, remain stuck in a vicious cycle of debt, forced labor, and poverty.

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Asia Times Online

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India’s Bhil tribe struggles to cope with modernization

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Asia Times Online

In Somalia, 98% of women face forced FGM

Female genital mutilation in Somalia is the highest in the world and constitutionally illegal, but pressure from conservative and religious groups prevents lawmakers from passing legislation to punish offenders.

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Guardian

Suu Kyi has lost control of Myanmar peace talks

The third round of peace talks ambitiously aimed at ending Myanmar’s decades-old civil war have come to an inconclusive close. Nearly two years into her personalized peace try, Aung Suu Kyi, the de facto national leader, now appears to have been sidelined by the military.

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Asia Times Online

Syrian battle leaves 55K children without aid

An estimated 55,000 Syrian children are cut off from aid and risk starvation after an offensive by President Bashar al-Assad triggered the single biggest displacement of the bloody seven-year war.

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Reuters

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Thousands leave besieged Syrian towns

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BBC

UK police and security using children as spies

Children are being used to spy on terrorists, drug dealers and grooming gangs by police and security services in Britain.

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The Independent

Rohingya report more violence, persecution

Muslim Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh say violence, including torture, persists against them in Myanmar and the overall environment remains menacing.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Canadian report chronicles forced adoptions

Thousands of unwed Canadian mothers were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the decades after the Second World War, victimized by a national drive to promote the traditional nuclear family.

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Global News

Anti-terror law threatens human rights in Iraq

Kurdistan parliament’s renewal of the Anti-Terror Law has shown the plight of some 1,200 people, mostly Arabs, who are in jails. The process is plagued with “rampant due process violations,” Human Rights Watch said.

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Al-Monitor

Wiki foundation wants African contributors

Wikipedia contributors are few in Africa. The custodians of the free online encyclopedia and other Wiki resources are gathered in South Africa to talk about “decolonizing the internet.”

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DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

US turns blind eye to Uganda democratic crisis

In exchange for Uganda’s military favors, Washington has turned a blind eye to grave human-rights abuses committed by its leader Museveni—who has held power for 32 years through brute force.

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The Nation

Pakistan democracy on verge before elections

Although the elections are being supervised by a neutral interim civilian government, the real power appears to rest with Pakistan’s military and the judiciary, which see undiluted democracy as a threat.

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Foreign Affairs

S. Sudan president ready to accept peace deal

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said he is ready to accept a peace deal to end a civil war and set up an inclusive new government with five vice presidents.

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Reuters

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South Sudanese refugees in Sudan are in dire need of international aid: IFRC

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Turkey helps Syrian opposition issue new IDs

Turkey is helping opposition authorities issue new ID cards in northern Syria, expanding their administration over territory that remains outside President Bashar Assad’s expanding area of control.

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Daily Star

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Africans resist genetically modified seeds

Seeds modified in a lab are often touted as a means to boost agriculture and food security in Africa. There is some resistance on the continent and debate on preserving its traditional seed base instead.

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Consumers voice concerns about GMO foods

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Ag Week

See what scientists thought about lunar living

A look at Meltzer’s 1969 illustration of a moon colony reveals a cafeteria, a hydroponic farm, and a ping-pong game. According to the caption, “a small observatory studies the heavens, undimmed by Earth’s atmosphere.”

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National Geographic

GLOBAL HEALTH

HRW urges Brazil to regulate pesticides more

Human Rights Watch urged the Brazilian government to establish buffer zones nationwide when pesticides are sprayed and reduce the use of highly toxic products.

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Tampa Bay Times

‘Complacency’ to HIV epidemic risks revival

While HIV rates were falling overall, they remained persistent in marginalized groups, younger people, particularly women, and in developing countries, all of whom were less likely to access treatment.

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BBC

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Michel Sidibé rebukes controversy in his office

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Sudan calls on agencies to open aid corridors

As the conflict in South Sudan enters its fifth year, the humanitarian crisis has continued to intensify and expand, on a costly trajectory for the country’s people and their outlook.

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Xinhua

Leprosy spreads through Brazilian armadillos

Hunting and eating armadillos can mean a greater risk of getting sick with leprosy. These activities are prohibited in Brazil, but remain common where these animals abound and other sources of protein are scarce.

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SciDev

Columns And Op-Ed

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Two-thirds of Africa’s population still don’t have access to electricity – and it’s threatening the security of the continent

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The Independent

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Yemen’s fleeting opportunity for peace

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The Atlantic

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How prison conditions fuel Tuberculosis epidemic

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Inter Press Service

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How to prevent cooling from warming up the world

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Column (Naz Shah):

There is no honor in “honor killings”, only male shame

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Guardian

Column (Denise Balkissoon):

Let’s worry less about the word “racist,” and more about the effects of racism in Toronto

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Globeandmail.com

Column (Tony Wright):

Where trees rain from the sky so tiger quolls might roam again

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GOOD NEWS

UNICEF announced $6M Primark partnership

Primark will donate $6 million to UNICEF’s education and emergency response work over three years, $4.5 million will go to fund an education program in Cambodia and $1.5 million to emergency response operations.

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Civil Society Media

Plane passengers donate money to teacher

A teacher on a plane talked about her low-income students and passengers gave her more than $500 in cash. She teaches at a charter school where most kids come hungry.

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MSN

London uses signals to encourage pedestrians

Walkers in busy parts of London will get right of way over traffic in an attempt to encourage people to make more journeys on foot.

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Micro and macro aid complement each other

Fifteen development experts and economists published an open letter in which they push back against the dominance in foreign aid of micro-level projects and short-term thinking over macro-level planning that tackles the root causes of underdevelopment.

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(The Brookings Institution)

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Ballmer gives $20M for prison alternatives

The Ballmer Group donated $20 million to Youth Advocate Programs in support of its efforts to provide alternatives to juvenile incarceration and other costly interventions.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Nonprofits lack sexual, gender diversity

About four out of five nonprofit CEOS say that racial diversity is relevant to their organizations. Other forms of diversity, such as gender identity and sexual orientation, are viewed as less relevant.

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NonProfit Times

Hearst Foundations give $2.8M to nonprofits

The Hearst Foundations awarded $2.8 million in grants to California nonprofits that work in health, education, culture and social services, according to a recent statement.

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San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Himalayan environment on brink of collapse

Experts believe the Himalayan ecosystem may break down due to climate change and other global change catalysts.

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Gulf News

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Migrating geese affected by global warming

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NPR

India’s water crisis hits rural women hardest

Women in villages who must walk miles each day to fetch water are bearing the brunt of India’s worst water crisis in history. Activists are warning of serious impacts to their health and well-being.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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The global water crisis: Why are India’s taps running dry?

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TIME

Planes impact the environment, solutions

The aviation industry is a crucial cog in the global economy and our thirst for air travel has an environmental impact.

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CNBC

Climate change is disrupting the seasons

Four decades of temperature observations show what many suspected: Human activity is disrupting the behavior of plants, animals, and the march of the seasons.

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Bloomberg

Rising sea levels will affect the internet soon

Hundreds of thousands of miles of cables and their connections, under roads and across oceans, make up the backbone of the internet. Despite its magnitude, this network is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea levels.

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Popular Science

ECONOMY

S. Africa urged to make bold economic steps

South Africa’s political leaders have balked at the “radical” steps needed to cut excessive state costs and stabilize the nation’s finances, according to Sipho Pityana, head of one of the nation’s biggest business groups.

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Bloomberg

Venezuela using petro to skirt sanctions

Because of the financial crisis and current U.S. sanctions, Venezuela is leveraging oil by looking to the East to make up for lost profits. However, these moves may not be enough to get Venezuela out of economic hardship.

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Mehr News Agency

Former Nigerian Minister hired to Twitter board

A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed into the board of social media giant Twitter Inc. Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be a strong asset for the company as it strives toward transparency in its global operations.

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Ethiopian migrant brings Italy alive with goats

Agitu Idea Gudeta has built up a thriving business in her adopted Italy making goat’s cheese and beauty products in just a few years since fleeing her native Ethiopia in 2010 over a land dispute.

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Reuters

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A Ramayana celebration in Bali. (Photo by Rajeev Rajagopalan) Photo used under CC BY

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