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Police, Civil Servants Punished for Not Voting

Policemen jailed and a minister fired for boycotting the constitution poll.

Female Politicians Face Glass Ceiling

Women in politics continue to confront gender barriers that prevent them from holding positions of real power.

Turkmenistan: Niazov's Silent Prison

By Arslan Berdyev in Ashgabat (RCA No. 143, 3-Sep-02)

UN Urges Afghan Refugees to Stay Put

Afghan refugees in Pakistan are eager to return home but the UN believes they should wait it out a little longer.

Afghan Peacekeepers Reinforced

Several thousand peacekeepers are expected to fly into Afghanistan over the next few weeks to buttress efforts to stabilise the country.

Islamabad Courts Northern Alliance

Pakistan is seeking a rapprochement with the Northern Alliance in a bid to retain some influence in Afghanistan

UK Troop Delay Threatens Afghan Stability

Further delays in the deployment of British troops in Afghanistan could undermine efforts to stabilise the country and secure humanitarian aid shipments.

Kazak Anger Over Foreign Labour

Foreign companies and their workers are increasingly unwelcome in Kazakstan.

Niazov Anti-Corruption Drive

'Oriental pasha' cracks the whip hand over venal officials.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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