News headlines for “Democracy”, page 418
For Millions of Indian Women, Marriage Means Migration
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (IPS) - Rekha Rajagopalan, a 26-year-old schoolteacher, migrated to the Indian capital city of New Delhi from southern Chennai in 2015 after her marriage. The reason was simple. Rekha's husband and his family were based in Delhi, so like millions of other married Indian women, she left her maternal home to relocate to a new city with her new family.
Closure of Ethiopia’s Most Notorious Prison: A Sign of Real Reform or Smokescreen?
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 26 (IPS) - Ethiopia's most notorious prison lurks within the capital's atmospheric Piazza, the city's old quarter popular for its party scene at the weekend when the neon signs, loud discos and merry abandon at night continue into the early hours of the morning.
Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Vital to the Global Environment
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 25 (IPS) - Indigenous Peoples and local communities are some of the best environmental stewards. Their livelihoods and cultures depend on forests, clean water and other natural resources, so they have strong incentives to sustainably manage their lands.
Biodiversity and Food Security: the Focus of the World Potato Congress
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jan 25 (IPS) - Potatoes were first taken out of Peru, where they originated, 458 years ago to feed the world. Half a millennium later, potatoes have spread throughout the planet but there are challenges to preserve the crop's biodiversity as a source of food security, as well as the rights of the peasants who sustain this legacy for humanity.
Aid Group Shines Spotlight on the Neglected
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (IPS) - Though 2017 was marked by stories of humanitarian disasters around the world, many crises remain under the radar with devastating consequences for those affected, a new report says.
Migrants Without Shoes
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jan 23 (IPS) - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013.
Left Behind: Families of Migrants Wait in Limbo
- Inter Press Service
NANKAR, Bangladesh, Jan 20 (IPS) - Wahid Haider talks about his son's departure to Italy almost seven years ago without regret or hesitation. Haider has not seen Nayeem, now 30 years old, since he left Nankar in search of better economic prospects, travelling through Romania, where he spent several months, before entering Italy.
Groups Condemn U.S. Cuts to Palestinian Refugee Agency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) - International organizations have criticized the United States' decision to cut more than half of planned funding to a UN agency serving Palestinian refugees.
Davos: a Tale of Two Mountains
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 18 (IPS) - As the elite in the world of finance gather in the Swiss luxury town of Davos, rallies are taking place around the world as citizens demand for solutions to rising inequality.
Argentina’s Law on Forests Is Good, But Lacks Enforcement
- Inter Press Service
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