The faces behind the oil America went to war for
Despite the geopolitical importance of Iraq’s oil, and the central role that oil played in its invasion by a US-led coalition in March 2003, 16 […]
Despite the geopolitical importance of Iraq’s oil, and the central role that oil played in its invasion by a US-led coalition in March 2003, 16 […]
Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment. Money has been poured into activities such as road building, forestry […]
To mark her 45th birthday on 16 June 2019, Ugandan academic and activist Dr Stella Nyanzi released 45 poems from the Luzira Maximum Security Prison, […]
“97% devoted. 3% self-centred. 0 complaints. 100% mother”. This slogan – chosen by a major department store chain for its latest Mother’s Day advertising campaign […]
“I studied English literature and work as a freelance translator. I’m single and I live away from my parents’ home with another girl in a […]
Sociologist Goran Therborn has probably influenced the study of inequality more than any other scholar in recent years. Invited to locate inequality in South Africa in a […]
When flames engulfed the Grenfell Tower in west London in the early hours of 14 June 2017, and voices screamed out in terror, few could […]
France is hosting the Women’s World Cup, organised by international football federation FIFA and the French Football Federation (FFF). The two federations have been talking for […]
A report by Clean Clothes Campaign unveils how global garment and sportswear industries are violating internationally recognised human rights norms and their own codes of conduct.
With their faces wrapped in traditional white scarves, they spend hours in silence at the gates of the country’s prisons: more than 45 days outside […]
Aurelia’s husband used to beat her at night while her daughters were asleep. In the morning the girls would notice her bruises and ask if […]
She covers her reddened cheeks with her hands and her eyes fill with tears. “It is as if they had raped me. We’re devastated, we’re […]