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Jack Bicker
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Jack Bicker lives in London, is a graduate of the University of Oxford, and currently a philosophy research student at the Institute of Education – University of London. His interests include politics, social justice, development and education, and the impact that globalisation has on all of these.

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November 16, 2013
As Commonwealth Heads Meet, Journalists Continue to Suffer Human Rights Abuses in Sri Lanka
by:Jack Bicker
Little progress has been made in the fight to win press freedoms in this south Asian country, and very few journalists manage to overcome what is [...]
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November 11, 2013
Think You Know What's In Your Food? You Won't For Long...
by:Jack Bicker
With almost none of the usual self-congratulatory fanfare, Brussels and Washington have entered into the final negotiation stages of the new [...]
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November 09, 2013
Iraqi Execution Rate Highest For Ten Years
by:Jack Bicker
"Iraq’s increased use of the death penalty, often after unfair trials in which many prisoners report having been tortured into confessing crimes, is a futile attempt to resolve the [...]
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July 02, 2013
Parley with Pharrell: LIVE BLOG
by:Jack Bicker
15:43 - Parley for Oceans has wrapped up for today, as its participants merge into the Berlin fashion week crowd to evangelise! We bow out with the words of designer Tom [...]
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June 08, 2013
Too Young To Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides
by:Jack Bicker
"During sex I was crying and begging him to stop, but he didn't listen. He put his hand over my mouth, I couldn't breathe and I was crying, but he used [...]
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June 05, 2013
German Car-share scheme adds zero-emmission model to fleet
by:Jack Bicker
We're all familiar with the idea that when considered in an urban context, car ownership can be something of a mixed blessing. Growing up in London, I was [...]
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May 12, 2013
Armed Resistance in the Niger Delta: SHELL CLEAN UP YOUR MESS!
by:Jack Bicker
These were the words of a father living in the Niger Delta, outraged and exasperated at the disregard in which he is held by the oil companies who he [...]
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May 05, 2013
Peruvian minister resigns over $50bn pipeline betrayal of tribal community
by:Jack Bicker
Ivan Lanegra, who confirmed his resignation yesterday, considered his position untenable after witnessing repeated attempts by ministerial colleagues [...]
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April 27, 2013
UN Intervention Brigade must consider more aggressive strategy against DRC rebels
by:Jack Bicker
The new UN Security Council Resolution 2098, passed at the end of March this year, heralded the creation of a new UN Intervention Brigade in the DRC, [...]
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April 25, 2013
'Lost’ report exposes Brazilian-Indian genocide
by:Jack Bicker
Named after its author - Jader de Figueiredo Correia - the report caused international consternation when first published in 1967, in response to investigation [...]
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April 09, 2013
GRANDMOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH: the 'war on drugs' - more harm than good?
by:Jack Bicker
Her head was stooped into her hands, her body slumped in her chair, her tear-filled eyes unable to look up at her accusers; as she received her [...]
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March 28, 2013
Maasai Youngster's Tech-Invention Saves Lives, Livelihoods, and Communities.
by:Jack Bicker
"I used to hate lions, but now because of my invention… we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict." Maasai youngsters are often given [...]
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March 25, 2013
FilmAid in Daadab - Can A Camera Save A Life?
by:Jack Bicker
“Why film? Because my friend had killed herself after being raped; after screening our film on sexual violence girls came to me to ask for help. If my friend had seen this film, [...]
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March 11, 2013
What is the actual legacy of Kony-2012?
by:Jack Bicker
Just days after the release of last year's most successful youtube hit, Kony-2012's director was filmed on a passerby's mobile phone, pacing [...]
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February 09, 2013
OUR WORLD CUP SLAVES: Migrant Workers Abused in Qatar
by:Jack Bicker
The gleaming glass towers of Qatar's corporate skyline appropriately express the wealth and mundane luxury of one of the world's richest nations. With a per captia GDP hovering at around [...]
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January 28, 2013
AFRICA'S AUDACITY OF HOPE? What might Africans expect from a second Obama Administration?
by:Jack Bicker
As Barack Obama is sworn in for a second term as US president, Fairplanet asked five young Africans about the ways in which US relations with their [...]
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