HUMAN RIGHTS
What Does The Future Hold for Female Education in Afghanistan?
We talked to the director of new documentary about a pioneering girls' school in Afghanistan, and the effect that the departure of Western forces will have on the country's female rights.
Being Pro-Choice Isn't Just About Abortion
The violation of human rights during pregnancy and birth is no imaginary first world issue – It's frighteningly real across the world.
For Homeless Women, Having a Period Isn't a Hassle – It's a Nightmare
As long as sanitary ware is classified as a "non-essential" and "luxury" item, and isn't given out for free like condoms, homeless women may be forced to shoplift for tampons and towels, or resort to using tissue from McDonald's toilets.
Shoes, Books, Bullets and Backpacks – Every Found Object On the Mexican Border Represents a Tragedy
Photographer Richard Misrach and Mexican composer Guillermo Galindo are turning human trash found on the US-Mexico border into instruments, giving a new identity to fragments of lost lives.
Chimpanzees Don’t Have Human Rights, According to Court
Last week a Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court declared that chimpanzees are not people, legally speaking. This does not bode well for the wider and active great ape rights movement.
China's Illegal Organ Harvesting Trade Is Still Booming
The country is still removing organs from its living prisoners and selling them on to individuals from all over the world.
India Aren't the Only Country Tampering With Women's Wombs
And it's often for more reasons than misguided attempts at population control through the most brutal means possible.
In India's Mass Sterilisation Camps, Women Trade Fertility for Mobile Phones
A state-run mass sterilisation went horribly wrong in India this week, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
This Is What It Was Like to Be Gay in Communist Romania
Two gay men recount what life was like under dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
People Are Blocking Cargo Ships to Protest Israel
Protesters in Oakland blocked an Israeli ship from unloading its cargo.
Meeting Nepal's Living Goddesses
Critics argue that the "Kumari" tradition robs the young girls of their childhoods.