Samira Shackle
Articles by Samira Shackle
Results 21 to 28 of 28
Asia
Giving women the chance for leadership
- 08 January 2009
Dr Regina Papa, Educationalist and social activist
International Politics
Landmine ban failing
- 11 December 2008
The recent Oslo convention banning landmines marks an important step forward, but it also illustrates the limits of international law
Law & Reform
Slavery on Britain's cannabis farms
- 26 November 2008
- 3 comments
Cannabis farms are being run in suburban houses by organised crime gangs, and staffed by illegally smuggled children, generally aged between 14 and 16
Middle East
Filming Israel's trouble spots
- 10 November 2008
An Israeli human rights group has distributed 100 cameras to Palestinian families in Hebron City Centre and the South Hebron Hills, areas notorious for violence from both Arabs and Israelis
Asia
Democracy for Maldives
- 30 October 2008
For many Westerners, the Maldives represents the peak of aspirational tourism but lurking behind the paradisiacal façade is a grim story of poverty and exploitation
Human Rights
Pakistan's forgotten patients
- 22 October 2008
- 1 comment
Samira Shackle reports on mental health provision in Pakistan – a nation failing to meet the needs of its most vulnerable citizens
