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If we expect people of other races to respect the beauty of black skin, blacks should wear their colour with pride, instead of bringing down others for being “blacker”, writes Leigh-Ann Worrell, 25,  a Commonwealth Correspondent from St. Thomas, Barbados.  Growing up in a small, generally racially homogenous country for most of my life, stories …

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The Commonwealth is training Caribbean youth workers on educating young people about their human rights. The first regional workshop is being held in Nassau, The Bahamas, this week. The training aims to increase the number of young people who are informed about their rights to enable them to advocate for strengthened rights protection and promotion …

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The brutal incident where Mozambican Mido Macia was dragged behind a police van raises questions about the position of the South African police. Is it acceptable for our ‘protectors’ to make others fear them, asks Denise Juvane, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique, now living in England. For some time now, what has been playing …

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Australia must wake up to the impact of  its attempts to destroy the identity of Indigenous people, writes Francis Ventura, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia. He says without reconciliation, Australia will continue to be a broken nation built upon injustice. I’ll never forget the first time I met the kids I’d be working with …

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Young people from four Commonwealth Pacific countries have completed a one week Training of Trainers’ course in human rights and democracy. The training conducted by the Commonwealth Secretariat’s human rights and youth affairs programmes took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 8 to 12 July 2013 and drew twenty-four participants from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, …

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The use of torture is despicable, writes Francis Ventura, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, who challenges the Australian Prime Minister to show leadership in ending mass human suffering. She’s probably no more than about eighteen years of age. She’s lying peacefully on the ground. No, it’s not a teenager sitting outside watching planes fly …

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Countries in the Caribbean Community have agreement on paper that allows free movement of people across borders, but as Khadija Holder, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobogo writes, there are still hurdles to overcome. Integration within CARICOM has come under heavy criticism in the past decade. Early concerns of insular nationalism and recent …

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Thousands of youth took part in Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Day, writes Madusha Erandi, 21, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, where they demonstrated the vital role young people can play in promoting basic human rights. It is a very basic fact as humans that all of us should know that human rights are …

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Women are guaranteed equality under the law and hold powerful roles, writes Achuth Menon, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, but many women around the world still face violence and exclusion. Although the 21st century has witnessed drastic changes in all dimensions, the orthodox mindset of the masses still continues to haunt the population of women in …

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Women who prove themselves financially independent and vocal in other aspects of life should not be transported from one house to another like a commodity, writes Naaz Fahmida, 27, a Correspondent from Bangladesh. She discusses her views on the custom of women moving in with their husbands’ families after marriage.  When I first moved to …

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