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Apologies aren’t enough, Indigenous people say of Brazil dictatorship’s crimes

By Fernanda Wenzel In Mato Grosso do Sul state, around 100 Indigenous individuals from the Guyraroká community of the Guarani-Kaiowá people are confined to an area of 50 hectares (123 acres) on the edge of a road, surrounded by soybean and corn plantations. Meanwhile, in Minas Gerais state, the Krenak are fighting to reclaim the area where their cemeteries and sacred sites are located. They still … Continue reading Apologies aren’t enough, Indigenous people say of Brazil dictatorship’s crimes

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Matrimonio infantil y violencia sexual: los peligros que enfrentan las niñas del Sahel

Laura de Grado | Madrid El matrimonio infantil, la explotación sexual, la falta de acceso a la educación, así como el abandono escolar o el trabajo infantil son algunas de las amenazas que afrontan las niñas en la región del Sahel central de África (Malí, Burkina Faso y Níger) debido a la crisis iniciada en 2011 y agravada en los últimos años por la sequía y el hambre. … Continue reading Matrimonio infantil y violencia sexual: los peligros que enfrentan las niñas del Sahel

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Así es la cárcel flotante para inmigrantes que prepara Reino Unido

La empresa que diseñó la prisión es la misma que comercializaba esclavos en el siglo XIX El Bibby Stockholm, el primer buque-cárcel para alojar a refugiados, ya se encuentra en la costa de Portland, pese a las críticas de las organizaciones de derechos humanos. Las cifras oficiales que desmienten el discurso gubernamental. El Bibby Stockholm, el primer buque-cárcel para alojar a refugiados, ya se encuentra en la costa … Continue reading Así es la cárcel flotante para inmigrantes que prepara Reino Unido

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Comfort women: Last of Japan’s WW2 sex slaves sing ‘forget us not’

By Joel Guinto and Virma Simonette | in Singapore and Manila As Pilar Galang limps with her walking stick into a room full of fellow octogenarian women in a sleepy Philippine town, she suddenly struggles to remember why she is wearing her favourite floral dress. The 88-year-old glances at her sister-in-law, Maria Quilantang. It’s a cue to refresh her memory. The two women are in … Continue reading Comfort women: Last of Japan’s WW2 sex slaves sing ‘forget us not’

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‘I’m here to see the truth is being told’: inside Charleston’s museum of Black history

The state-of-the art International African American Museum opened last month – can it effect radical change? By Cynthia R Greenlee Sharrilyn Aiken McKinney and her daughter Shaylyn slowly scanned the colorful walls of the new International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. As they perused a timeline that established the global roots of slavery in the 1400s until its US demise in the 19th century, … Continue reading ‘I’m here to see the truth is being told’: inside Charleston’s museum of Black history

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Islamic State: Woman jailed in Germany for keeping Yazidi woman as slave

By Kathryn Armstrong | BBC News A German woman who joined the Islamic State (IS) group has been jailed for nine years for crimes including keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave. The defendant was also found guilty of crimes against humanity and membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. A court in the western city of Koblenz said the 37-year-old had abused the young Yazidi … Continue reading Islamic State: Woman jailed in Germany for keeping Yazidi woman as slave

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Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil

By Mia Alberti and Julia Jones, CNN A game entitled “Slavery Simulator,” where players can “buy and sell” enslaved Black characters, has been taken down from Google’s app store after widespread criticism from Brazilian social media users. The app, developed by Magnus Games, was launched on Google’s Play Store on April 20 and was downloaded more than 1000 times before it was removed on Wednesday, according to a statement from … Continue reading Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil

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‘Comfort women’: Last known Taiwanese survivor dies at 92

By Derek Cai | BBC News The last known Taiwanese “comfort woman” from World War Two has died aged 92, says a Taipei anti-sex trafficking group. “Comfort women” refers to those forced to work in the Japanese army’s wartime brothels between 1932 and 1945. Activists estimate 200,000 people from the occupied territories were forced into sexual slavery, including about 2,000 women in Taiwan. The woman, … Continue reading ‘Comfort women’: Last known Taiwanese survivor dies at 92

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