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The families of six youths found dead in police custody in Congo-Brazzaville in 2021 are suing the state for damages, a rights group supporting them said on Friday.

COVID-19 has many negative impacts on children, particularly in terms of education and healthcare. Development projects in the Indian state of Assam show how actors can successfully support disadvantaged children in times of crisis. By Enakshi Dutta, Cynthia Dittmar and Franziska Muller

Cross River State has been noted to lead the chart on sexual and gender-based violence with a horrible 42% in the South-South region. Speaking during the

Sustainable livelihood programs are key to an effective pandemic recovery – Legarda Three-term Senator and Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda today called for more budgetary support for livelihood programs of the government for the marginalized sectors amid this pandemic.

Mumbai: Ten organizations across India have been selected as grantees through the WomenConnect Challenge India, launched by Reliance Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  Through this initiative, over Rs 11 crores (ov

The latest articles, stories, news written by Dibyendu Chaudhuri you will find only on Down to Earth.

Two Filipino migration specialists oppose Duterte’s proposed DOFil an hour ago The regional Rights Corridor hosts the Zoom webinar ‘Discussions on the Department of Overseas Filipinos’ on Friday. Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter Two Philippine migration specialists with vast experience on both domestic and international labour governance as well as an official of two organisations into the promotion for the protection of the rights and welfare of overseas/returning Fil...

Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar is Director, Farm Prosperity at Transform Rural India Foundation. He has earlier worked with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) for nearly two decades and holds a Masters degree in Plant Pathology. Views are personal. 6th Feb 2019

The latest articles, stories, news written by Parijat Ghosh you will find only on Down to Earth.

POLICY FORUM Counting down the articles our readers loved most Policy Forum team. Already powered through your summer reading list? Or perhaps you got distracted by Netflix or the test cricket and your stack still looms large? Never fear, you can still start the working year feeling virtuous by diving back into some of Policy Forum’s most popular pieces from the last 12 months. From China’s engagement with the Pacific to feminist research during COVID-19 to improving Australian migration p...