Tim Large
Tim Large has been AlertNet's deputy editor since 2003. Prior to that, he was a correspondent with Reuters in Tokyo, a staff writer on a major Japanese daily and news editor of a popular science website. He has written widely on politics, economics, social issues and the arts. He is also a passionate photographer.
Girls being "raped for grades", says aid agency
Author: Emma Batha
Girls as young as 10 are being forced to have sex by their teachers to pass exams, and threatened with poor grades if they refuse, according to a report on school violence published by aid agency Plan.
The report says sexual violence is institutionalised in many schools throughout Africa but also happens in Latin America and Asia.
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Author: Emma Batha
Girls as young as 10 are being forced to have sex by their teachers to pass exams, and threatened with poor grades if they refuse, according to a report on school violence published by aid agency Plan.
The report says sexual violence is institutionalised in many schools throughout Africa but also happens in Latin America and Asia.
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Congo's children abducted back to battle and abuse
Author: Tim Large
Two steps forward, five steps back. That's the stuttering pace of progress in rescuing children in Democratic Republic of Congo from a life of war. For every two youngsters set free in the conflict-ravaged east, five are abducted and forced to serve again as child soldiers, according to a new Amnesty International report.
It's a depressing fact that children who have borne arms are more likely to be re-recruited. In the volatile eastern province of North Kivu, where a recent peace agreement has done little to smother violence, as many as half of former child combatants who have been reunited with their families may have been press-ganged back into service, Amnesty says.
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Author: Tim Large
Two steps forward, five steps back. That's the stuttering pace of progress in rescuing children in Democratic Republic of Congo from a life of war. For every two youngsters set free in the conflict-ravaged east, five are abducted and forced to serve again as child soldiers, according to a new Amnesty International report.
It's a depressing fact that children who have borne arms are more likely to be re-recruited. In the volatile eastern province of North Kivu, where a recent peace agreement has done little to smother violence, as many as half of former child combatants who have been reunited with their families may have been press-ganged back into service, Amnesty says.
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Stranded in India's Bihar floods
Author: MSF in Asia
By Veronique Terrasse
A month after the river Kosi broke its banks and flooded large swathes of India's northern plains, access to flood victims remains challenging in some areas. In Bihar state, thousands of people may still be stranded, far from the reach of aid workers.
In Supaul, which is among the worst affected districts, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been providing humanitarian assistance to a large settlement in Chuni. The camp had been cut off for weeks by floodwaters and the displaced had received very little aid other than airdropped food packets from the government.
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Author: MSF in Asia
By Veronique Terrasse
A month after the river Kosi broke its banks and flooded large swathes of India's northern plains, access to flood victims remains challenging in some areas. In Bihar state, thousands of people may still be stranded, far from the reach of aid workers.
In Supaul, which is among the worst affected districts, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been providing humanitarian assistance to a large settlement in Chuni. The camp had been cut off for weeks by floodwaters and the displaced had received very little aid other than airdropped food packets from the government.
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INTERVIEW-Sudanese author welcomes Bashir genocide charges
Author: Tim Large
Sudanese author Halima Bashir welcomed the genocide charges against Sudan's president on Monday, saying she hoped he felt some of the fear she did in Darfur when she was gang raped by the military. Halima Bashir, an exile in London, witnessed a militia attack on a school in Darfur, where she said girls as young as eight were beaten and raped while Sudanese soldiers stood guard. ...
Author: Tim Large
Sudanese author Halima Bashir welcomed the genocide charges against Sudan's president on Monday, saying she hoped he felt some of the fear she did in Darfur when she was gang raped by the military. Halima Bashir, an exile in London, witnessed a militia attack on a school in Darfur, where she said girls as young as eight were beaten and raped while Sudanese soldiers stood guard. ...
Will climate change forum generate more than hot air?
Author: Megan Rowling
Imagine a network of thousands of tiny weather stations dotted around Africa, each conveying critical meteorological data to farmers through mobile phones, radio or even comic books.
That's a concept that will be put into practice soon by a major climate change forum that met this week, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation, a small number of donors, some private companies and the Earth Institute at New York's Columbia University.
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Author: Megan Rowling
Imagine a network of thousands of tiny weather stations dotted around Africa, each conveying critical meteorological data to farmers through mobile phones, radio or even comic books.
That's a concept that will be put into practice soon by a major climate change forum that met this week, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation, a small number of donors, some private companies and the Earth Institute at New York's Columbia University.
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