Working children have more pressing concerns than the law, discovers Amy Booth.

Mexicans protest gas deregulation, an economic measure many think will exacerbate an already precarious situation. Ryan Mallett-Outtrim reports.

A small NGO is trying to link local communities and international networks to help Rio’s worse-off neighbourhoods, Ann Deslandes reports.

Some 50 days into India’s efforts to funnel out black money, something seems not to have gone to plan, writes Nilanjana Bhomwick.

In exile for her dislike of the Assad regime, Syrian actor Raghad Makhlouf decided to help distressed young refugees with acting workshops. By Jameela Freitas.

A new bill approved by Parliament will assigns aid money to a corporation with a questionable track record, writes Aisha Dodwell.

Looking for hope in dreadful circumstances, Mari Marcel Thekaekara refuses to let last year drag her down.

Neoliberal policies contribute to alienation, disempowerment and non-unionised jobs, but a new model for unions could break the vicious circle, argues Simon Taylor.

Vanessa Baird reports on how a disused garage near her Oxford home has become a beacon of hope.

We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.