Strict LGBTQ laws in Uganda, inequality in German-speaking Europe and culture threatened when slums in India are to be upgraded. The development magazine recommends five reports - on, among other things, these topics - for holidaysforlorn, the hammock or the lunch break at the summer job.
In May 2023, a new law came into force in Uganda with harsh penalties for LGBTQI people. This has drastically changed the lives of many LGBTQI people in the country, who have either had to flee there or risk facing oppression and persecution at home. Development magazine has spoken to two of them.
Two voices on the situation of LGBTQ people in Uganda: "It's hell out there"
In a part of Europe where a woman's role has long meant being a housewife, a new old structure has emerged: female part-time work in combination with unpaid work in the home. As a result, the German-speaking countries have among the largest wage differences between women and men in all of Europe. But today's young people increasingly question the status quo and want to see a change.
Great challenge with gender equality in German-speaking Europe
Intense peasant protests put pressure on EU politicians during the spring. The farmers are dissatisfied with the EU's agricultural policy, which they believe limits their income. One of the problems they highlight is the free trade agreements the EU has entered into with countries outside the Union. The problem for the politicians is just that one of these countries is the war-torn Ukraine, to which the EU has declared its unconditional support.
The EU is torn between its farmers and support for Ukraine
Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, in Bombay is to be upgraded in a new real estate project. The goal is for the area to become both cleaner and safer. But local residents are worried that their culture will be neglected and that they will be forced to leave their homes.
Culture is threatened when slum areas in India are rebuilt
In Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, street vending is an important part of the economy, especially for women who make up a large part of the country's informal workforce. But many of them have to endure both violence and harassment when they work.
Female street vendors fight for their place in Harare