India nearly doubles budget for digitisation of land records
INDIA-LANDRIGHTS/RECORDS:India nearly doubles budget for digitisation of land records
UK takes record action on violence against women as "revenge porn" rises
"The use of the internet, social media and other forms of technology to humiliate, control and threaten individuals is rising"
Phones protect Uganda's sex workers from police harassment
In Uganda, sex work is illegal and highly stigmatised, making women vulnerable to unlawful arrest, rape, bribery, beating and murder
Banks pump billions into deforestation-linked firms in Southeast Asia - study
"This research suggests that banks continue to turn a blind eye to the devastating impacts of their financial services"
Agriculture investment yields growth and nutrition gains for Africa
Growth in agriculture has pushed down poverty in Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, report says
World will miss education-for-all target by 50 years - UN
40 percent of pupils are taught in a language that is not their mother tongue
Brazil activists occupy government office demanding farmland
One percent of Brazil's population owns about 45 percent of the country's land
Domestic abuse trial in UK soap opera sheds light on needs of real-life victims
"When Helen stabbed Rob, she clearly felt that her life - and the life of her child - was under threat from an aggressive man"
Unrest in Ethiopia delays aid to malnourished children - U.N.
In June, Human Rights Watch said security forces killed at least 400 people in Oromiya protesting at government plans to allocate land for development
INTERVIEW-Special agency needed to protect Indian children from traffickers
Government figures showed a 25 percent increase in cases of human trafficking in India in 2015, with 43 percent of the 9,127 victims below the age of 18