Global Press Journal

Sri Lanka

Floods Forever Change Sri Lankans' Lives; Government Debates About What Went Wrong

September 25, 2016

Officials on the small island nation puzzle over why a May cyclone, which didn’t break rainfall records, caused such massive devastation, including at least 84 deaths and widespread displacements. Lack of oversight of sometimes illegal riverside construction is partly to blame, and the government is also working to revise outdated flood control plans.

Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC Street Food Could Be Health Hazard

Kenya

Q&A: While Some African Nations Seek Softened Rules on Ivory Trade, Others Aim For Total Ban

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Uganda

Ugandan Traders Start Over After Leaving Businesses Behind in South Sudan

Argentina

Group Unites Latin American Sex Workers To Ward Off Violence, Gain Human Rights

Uganda

Ugandan Plan to Remove Road Humps Has Residents Fearful of More Traffic Accidents

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Tribal Nations

Contestants in the Porcupine Labor Day Annual Pow Wow enter an arena for their event. The pow wow, a term used in Native American communities for a social gathering that involves competitive dancing, was held in early September in the Porcupine district of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the Oglala Sioux Tribe, traditionally known as the Oglala Lakota Nation, is based. The contestants’ identifying tags include the phrase “Stand Together Against the Pipeline,” in reference to the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, based in North Dakota, is leading a major effort among environmentalists and Native Americans from around the U.S. to block construction of that pipeline.

Photo by Anne Eagle Bull, GPJ DRC

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Business

Democratic Republic of Congo Handmade Wooden Vehicle, the Pride of DRC, Keeps Country Running

Nepal Nepal’s Footpath Vendors Seek Legalization As Police Struggle to Keep Them in Check

Democratic Republic of Congo In DRC, Search for Clean Water Sends Entrepreneurs To Rwanda

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Culture

Tribal Nations Featured Photo: Tribal Nations, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Annual Pow Wow

Argentina Featured Photo: Argentina: Pachamama

Tribal Nations For Lakota, Traditional Astronomy is Key to Their Culture’s Past and Future

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Education

Uganda Toddlers in Uganda Head to School, Worrying Some Parents and Teachers

Indian-administered Kashmir As Turmoil Rips Kashmir, “Curfew Schools” Take the Place of Closed-Down Institutions

Uganda Citizens React: Is Education Necessary for Parliament Representatives?

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Environment

Democratic Republic of Congo Featured Photo: Democratic Republic of Congo: Water in Mugunga

Nepal PHOTOS: Nepalese Farmers Revive Rice Crops, Homes After 2015 Earthquake

Mexico Local Women Adopt Closed Hearth Stoves in Hopes of Clearing Air in Southern Mexico

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Health

Zambia PHOTOS: Trash Scavengers in Zambia Worry They’ll Be Barred From Dump Site

Nepal Former Child Soldiers in Nepal Fight for Compensation, Employment

Uganda Ugandan Chefs Reduce Fried Foods on Menu to Meet Growing Demand for Healthy Options

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Human Rights

Asia Featured Photo: Nepal: Chhaupadi Gotha

Democratic Republic of Congo Featured Photo: Democratic Republic of Congo: Sewing in the Streets

Mexico Mexican Domestic Workers Seek Benefits, Recognition as Legitimate Employees

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SR SPECIAL REPORTS

Prison Systems

More than 10 million people are held in detention facilities around the world. Critiques of those detention systems abound: Unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, not enough food or food lacking in nutritional value and many other problems. In this special report, Global Press Journal examines some of those challenges, including abuses in Mexico’s prisons, and uncertainty for death row prisoners in Sri Lanka, where the death penalty is legal but hasn’t been used in decades. This report also notes some successes. Prisoners in Nepal organize themselves under prisoner-leaders who maintain order and quality of life, and prisoners with HIV in Kenya rely on support groups to learn about their illness and get the medication they need.