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Special Reports  
 
VENEZUELA
Siding with Human Dignity
'A space for everyone'
Civic polls foster political participation

KYRGYZTAN
Democracy wilts in Kyrgyzstan

INDONESIA
Feisty Jakarta Women take on Sanitation Challenge

COLOMBIA
Death Cannot Defeat Life in War-Torn Guaviare

    
Interviews
 
Righting human wrongs
Mary Robinson spoke to TerraViva about human rights today and the new campaign Every Human has Rights.
“We are too often seen as part of service deliveries”
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, Secretary General of World Young Women's Christian Association about the lack of engagement between stakeholders and society.
“Civil society is under threat, but so are States”
Joyce Yu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of United Nations Volunteers talks about the challenges to narrow the void between government and civil society.
Tough talk on reaching goals
Salil Shetty, director of the Millennium Campaign tells TerraViva of his concerns in reaching Millenium Development Goals.
"You are accountable to the people whom you are working for"
Nick Ishmael Perkins, Head of Communications, IDS, University of Sussex.
"Transparency is expected from NGOs because this is what they fight for"
Rose Ekeleme, Vice president, International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
“If you are going to fight against something, you have to be accountable”
Oliver Pearce Policy Analyst, Christian Aid
We should challenge the media to play its role”
Jan Bouke Wijbrand, Oxfam Novib director of campaigns, talks about the roles of the media and civil society.
“The media’s greatest values are independence and integrity”
Paula Fray, regional director for IPS Africa, shares her views on civil society and the media to Richel Langit-Dursin.
Collective action, collective power
TerraViva's Zarina Geloo interviewed Bisi Adeleye Fayemi, Executive Director of the Africa Women’s Development Fund.
Feliciano Reyna: Siding with Human Dignity
Although mild in manner, Reyna minces no words when it comes to the Venezuelan government’s HIV/AIDS policies.
   
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Venezuela
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