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Smuggling is back out in the open in Niger. What’s the impact on migrants?
After an anti-smuggling law was repealed, much of smuggling was decriminalised – research suggests migrants are safer ...
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Dark Arts Dispatch: Westminster’s revolving door just keeps spinning
This is the latest article in our new regular series, the Dark Arts Dispatch, which shines a light on the world of corporate influence, lobbying and money in politics, with a handful of incisive ...
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Sex workers need the police to do better, not more
We know policing often harms sex workers. We need to talk about what it would take to change tack Policing often harms sex ...
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Jyoti Belur
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Merry Cross
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I’m disabled. Here’s why I am scared of the assisted dying bill
The bill puts us at risk of coercion by family members, and doctors wrongly predicting that we are going to die ...
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El visado para trabajadores temporeros pone en peligro a los inmigrantes en las explotaciones agrícolas británicas
El visado británico para trabajadores temporeros sólo es válido durante seis meses. Esto significa que los trabajadores no ...