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Protecting campaigners essential for transparency
CAFOD is calling for action to halt the suppression of groups and individuals working for change in the extractives industry in developing countries
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Top farmer left in poverty by unfair trade
In 1995, Mr M. Dhanapla, a father-of-three from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, won a presidential award for the best paddy farmer. Now he has to take other jobs to make ends meet
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Rice farmers call for trade justice
In rural areas of the Philippines, poor rice farmers struggle to make a living, as they are forced to compete with cheap, subsidised imported rice
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International Women's Day: Celestina's story
30-year-old housewife and mother of five Celestina de Jesus Correia dropped out at sixth grade of primary school in 1988. Like most women in her village in East Timor she looks after her children at home while her husband works.
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East Timor: Ten years since independence vote
On August 30, 1999 the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia. A brutal backlash from the departing Indonesian military killed many people, destroyed roads, schools, and hospitals and left three-quarters of the population homeless
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Natural oil and gas revenue is the biggest source of income for East Timor, and CAFOD partner Luta Hamutuk works to ensure the country’s people benefit from these profitable resources
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