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Is it okay to copy China? →

January 23, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

A country that opposes human rights and democracy is also coming up with some smart solutions. Can we emulate the good without endorsing the bad? REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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January 23, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
china, solutions, climate change, human rights
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Global recognition 'opens doors' for peasant groups, right to land →

December 20, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Rights groups are marking the one-year anniversary of a U.N. agreement, which for the first time recognised the rights of rural groups at an international level. PLACE

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December 20, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
peasant groups, UN, human rights, land rights
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Olga Misik: Russia’s ‘Tiananmen teen’ protester on front line →

August 07, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Olga - who hopes to attend Moscow State University to study journalism in September - says her protest was not just about the upcoming elections: it was to highlight a drift away from the post-Soviet constitution, which valued the rights of Russian people. BBC NEWS

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August 07, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
protest, human rights, democracy, free elections
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