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Praise, blame and all points in between? Your feedback published in the April 2017 magazine.

In the United States in the 1980s, the simple act of providing refuge became a form of civil disobedience, writes Mark Engler.

There is no country in the world that has a proud history of men making great laws about women’s bodies, writes Kate Smurthwaite.

Bhutan goes negative; Pakistan’s trans rights; United communities

Citizens from across Europe are retracing the footsteps of refugees by walking from Germany to Syria, writes Lydia Noon.

Systematic murders of activists, particularly environmentalists, often fly under the radar, says Richard Swift.

There have been reports of violence and mistreatment of detainees on board charter flights, and campaigners report inadequate independent monitoring, reports Amy Hall.

In the absence of deterrent laws or decisive action by the authorities, hunters are killing the migrant birds on a large scale, reports Robert Ewan.

Amnesty Interantional states that at least 10,000 Darfuri students have been arbitrarily arrested or detained since 2003, writes Maina Waruru.

The new president of the Gambia promises to revive the economy, to end censorship of the media, and to leave after three years, writes Richard Swift.

The forcible expulsion of the Mapuche from land that now turns a profit for Benetton dates back to colonization, write Leny Olivera and Sian Cowman.

Many are finding it impossible to pay school fees for their malnourished children or to get medicines for ailing family members, writes Dilnaz Boga.

As excessive extraction makes water a scarce resource, the struggle of Imidir can give a glimpse into a future where the choice must be made between industry and community, writes Kevin Buckland.

Surrogacy has become an international trade that needs tighter regulation, argues Miranda Davies.

Rebecca Cooke meets young women in Mozambique who are defying the odds and resisting child marriage.