US oil firm prosecutions show need for transparency - activists
Activists push for greater transparency about payments by US oil/gas firms
Sugar's sticky trail: Coke and Pepsi work to clean up their supply chains
Under pressure from activists and consumers, the soda giants have launched new policies to source sugar untainted by human rights concerns
It takes a village to protect women's land
Ensuring rural women get access to land isn't just about ownership. A wider approach is required to empower them.
It takes a few good women to fight for a secure home in Brazil's slums
“Women are the key to achieving tenure security for all landless people in cities,” said Benjamin Bradlow of Shack/Slum Dwellers International. Woman power certainly worked in Recife.
Can you save animals without sacrificing people?
Conserving wildlife doesn't have to mean people go hungry.
Connection is shaky when cellphones used to monitor government
Using cellphones, a charity has worked out how to enable governments and scattered rural populations to communicate more closely than ever before on policies and projects
City dwellers seek to transform debate on urban poverty
Now most people live in cities, one of the future U.N. development goals should focus on urban issues, city leaders and urban experts say
Journalist to use stories from sex trafficking survivors to educate children
Having documented the stories of hundreds of survivors of sex trafficking, Hazel Thompson now plans to take those voices to “sow the seeds of warning” and educate children to save them from being taken.
Q+A - Afghanistan lacks political will to improve women's rights, says country's human rights chief
In order to mainstream gender issues, a woman was sent into each ministry without a clear job description. That is not gender mainstreaming. It’s about opinions and ideas, says Sima Samar.