In some Indian states, ethnic minority women have faced horrific levels of sexual violence.
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Two recent incidents involving gang rape and murder have highlighted the problems of sexual violence against women in India.
Devastation: the blast killed 2018 people and destroyed a large area of Beirut’s port district.
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The charges against Hassan Diab and two other senior politicians will challenge the pervading culture of impunity in Lebanon.
The militarisation of the Zimbabwean government raises serious questions about who really wields political power - President Emmerson Mnangagwa or army leaders.
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The extent of democracy capture varies markedly between countries. It’s much higher in states such as Zimbabwe, where the government has never changed hands.