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Clinton and Obama honour former slave

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama have honoured 24-year-old Hadijatou Mani with an International Women of Courage Award in Washington DC...
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Feature -- South Asia’s toxic debt

In February, Anti-Slavery International launched major research into debt bondage in South Asia. Report author Krishna Prasad Upadhyaya explains how poverty, discrimination and slavery remain part of daily life for millions in India, Pakistan and Nepal...

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Focus: A question of caste

As well as being a global box-office hit, Slumdog Millionairehelped lift the lid on life in the slums of India and raise awareness of forced child begging. However, Meena Varma, Director of Dalit Solidarity Network UK, questions whether the success of the film has obscured the impact of the caste system on poverty in India...

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