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Lockdown measures have meant getting to work is fraught with risk for those manning essential services in Zimbabwe’s capital
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Activists claim young people are deliberately targeted and call for UN to investigate human rights record of Duterte regime
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Older patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reports
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Faced with unsanitary conditions and overcrowding, families say they fear the coronavirus will bring disaster
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Understanding fear of stigma is essential in the battle against coronavirus in Niger’s capital. All photographs by Juan Haro for Unicef
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Asylum seekers discharged from island holding centres are given little support to find accommodation and work
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Families of prisoners at notorious Tora complex concerned publicised efforts to contain virus are purely cosmetic
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Drug addiction is common among men in many villages, leaving their wives to develop survival strategies for the family
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A unique platform lets teachers from Venezuela to Syria to Burundi earn a living teaching their language online
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Global fashion brands urged to speak out after arrest of factory employee fuels fears that rights are eroded during pandemic
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As lockdowns linger and economies falter, girls who are out of school are at increased risk of being cut
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Home Office urged to ‘act urgently’ to rescue vulnerable minors and reunite them with family while flights still available
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Blaze broke out in living container, exacerbating tensions inside the dangerously overcrowded Greek camp
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Doctor warns of pandemic risk due to lack of healthcare in Greek camp
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Like many other migrant workers in the UK, Gomes knew he couldn’t live on statutory sick pay. So despite illness, he kept working
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As Covid-19 causes workforce shortages, UN urged to urgently investigate worsening conditions in Spain’s strawberry industry
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Group facing allegations that auditors are being duped in Costa Rica, where undocumented workers are being exploited
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In an effort to revive the stricken industry plant owners restart production, but labour activists claim safety measures are illusory
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Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists are working to rebuild and preserve the area’s unique heritage
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