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Mexican government accused of torture by ex-patients of disabled care homeIn a landmark legal case against the government, an NGO is fighting for disabled people’s right to live in their communities, rather than institutions
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Forced repatriation to Afghanistan: 'We didn't think it would happen to us'An estimated million refugees will return from Pakistan and Iran this year, despite Afghanistan still being plagued by conflict and unemployment -
Corruption in healthcare in Sierra Leone is a taboo - but it does existIn a country where thousands of women die in childbirth, bribes for health services can have devastating consequences -
Arid land to a fertile Eden: permaculture lessons from PortugalTamera’s ecology experts transformed an area at risk of desertification – and say they can do the same anywhere in the world
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The 'supers' who can predict the future: can we learn how to see disaster coming?If aid organisations could see impending disasters they could save more lives. How can ‘superforecasting’ help?
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I am transgender and being myself is not a disorderA review of World Health Organisation classifications is a chance to put an end to trans people being pathologised
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There are reasons to be cheerful ... LGBTI rights gains in unlikely countriesIraq, Tunisia and Lebanon have recently made progressive steps forward in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex human rights
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The world is stuck in the past, Hans Rosling showed us the way forwardOutdated mental models equip us poorly to understand the world as it really is. Hans Rosling helped transform our assumptions
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Only 1% of refugees are resettled – why are we so threatened by them?With Trump’s travel ban going through the courts, one aid worker reflects on how badly resettlement places are needed
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SDGs: maintaining the momentum in LatAmThe Guardian will host a discussion on 4 April alongside the World Economic Forum in Latin America, looking at the implementation of the SDGs in the region
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Global Development Professionals Network eventsPast and future events hosted by the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network around the world
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'My dream is to make pizza': the caterers with Down's syndrome – videoAfter years of facing social and work-related discrimination, four friends with Down’s syndrome started their own pizza company in Buenos Aires in 2016. Los Perejiles now has 24 employees and caters for parties across the Argentine capital, supporting people with Down’s syndrome to overcome social stigma
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'The most inspiring person I've ever met': your aid worker heroes of 2016It’s been a tough year for many so we partnered with Bond, Interaction, Civicus and Concord to celebrate the people that inspired you in 2016. These NGO heroes, just some of the dozens nominated by you, give us hope for the future
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Classic rookie aid worker faux pas ... and how to avoid themOff on your first mission as an aid worker? Learn from the many, many mistakes of those who have gone before you
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Eleven rules to live by if you want to make it to the top at the UNRemember fellow aid workers, you can never have enough capacity building, transparency or meetings
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12 tips for getting a job in international developmentFrom how to network to making your CV stand out of the crowd, our panel of experts share their career advice
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The Ethiopian boomtown that welcomes water firms but leaves locals thirstyBusiness in the Sululta district of Ethiopia’s Oromia region is burgeoning. So why, despite abundant rainfall, does half the population have no access to fresh water?
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Famine-hit South Sudan rebuked over move to raise fees for aid workersAid agencies condemn mooted hundredfold increase in cost of permits despite earlier promise to allow ‘unimpeded access’ to 100,000 starving people
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Charges dismissed against Irish trawler owners accused of labour offencesCork judge dismisses case against Leonard Hyde and Pat O’Mahony, who were accused of facilitating illegal immigration and employment of a Filipino worker
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Farmers sue World Bank lending arm over alleged violence in HondurasComplaint lodged with US federal court claims World Bank’s private sector lending arm is ‘knowingly profiting from the financing of murder’
Indira Jaising: 'In India, you can’t even dream of equal justice. Not at all'