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Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas
Rural residents are being poisoned in Brazil from pesticides sprayed near their homes, schools, and workplaces.
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Background BriefingAddressing the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela
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Paradise Lost
LGBT people in the Eastern Caribbean face a toxic homophobic culture, intensified by laws that make same-sex conduct between consenting adults illegal. Despite this, each island has a core group of LGBT activists leading the fight for equality.
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