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Countries with such high levels of inequality as the UK have higher levels of ill health, obesity, drug and alcohol addiction and lower levels of trust and educational attainment, says the Equality Trust.

A long-standing critic of the 'war on drugs', Vice President Robredo has been fired rom her post as co-chair of the government's anti-drugs committee after demanding an end to the government's policy of widespread killings.

There are serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of First Nations people living on reserves, says Human Rights Watch.

The European Commission argues that the Bavarian authorities’ failure to act on a court judgment “goes to the very heart of the rule of law”.