Punished for being poor? Mexico child labour case makes poverty a crime, critics say
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation The arrest of three Mexican women accused of trafficking more than 20 children from within their extended family has been criticised by rights activists, who say they are being punished for being poor. Prosecutors found the malnourished children during a raid last month on a house in Chiapas, the country’s poorest […]
Music for activists: photos of dead, missing Thais inspire album
Thomson Reuters Foundation Photographs of dead and missing Thai rights activists have spurred a Canadian composer to create a music album and invite string quartets around the world to perform to draw attention to the violence campaigners face. More than 59 land and environmental activists have been killed or have disappeared in Thailand over the […]