Major companies fail to disclose slavery risks, say UK experts
"Genuine transparency about the problems is needed, not just more PR"
First global funding pact launched to secure indigenous land rights
Indigenous people and rural communities have customary claims to two thirds of the world's land but are legally recognised as holding only 10 percent
World's biggest slum population poses risk for East Asia - report
The rapidly urbanising region is also the most disaster-stricken in the world with many residents living in poor-quality housing on flood-prone land with limited access to basic services
New Canada rights award honors diversity in "polarized world"
"The world is increasingly polarized on ethnic, racial and religious issues. Many people choose to see the differences. I seek to understand the differences"
Far from home, Venezuelan migrant women grapple with harassment on Lima's streets
"Lots of women are scared to tell the police because in some cases they don't have the right visa"
More than half of global land rights disputes unresolved - research
Research has shown conflicts over land can increase a company's operating costs by as much as 29 times
Witches beaten, buried, burned for land in princely Indian state
Scores of women in Rajasthan have been attacked after being branded witches, many of whom had land or property coveted by a relative or higher-caste person
FEATURE-In Cameroon, Rwandan refugees strive to "live like brothers"
Refugees have built up an impressive support network, but August election has resurfaced old political tensions
Curb animal antibiotics to stop spread of resistance, say health experts
Infections resistant to antibiotics are the greatest threat to human health