Escaped Eritrean trafficker given life sentence in Ethiopia
Kidane Zekarias escaped from court premises in Addis Ababa after nearly a year of trial on eight counts of human trafficking
Can a new German law protect human rights in global supply chains?
A bill requiring firms with over 3,000 employees to comply with supply chain standards by 2023 was “watered down,” say campaigners who fear the legislation won’t end worker exploitation
Md. governor, AG immune from challenge to gay 'conversion' ban
Maryland's governor and attorney general are immune from a therapist's lawsuit challenging the state's ban on offering minors so-called conversion therapy
Endangered lungs: Forest fire smoke threatens COVID-recovering Amazon communities
As Brazil’s Amazon fire season approaches, residents and doctors fear smoke could drive a health emergency among people with breathing ability damaged by COVID-19
Mexico's first trans congresswomen to fight for LGBT+ rights
Maria Clemente Garcia and Salma Luevano will take their seats when the new Congress opens in September
Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India's financial hub
Housing complexes and firms hold vaccination camps for residents and staff amid shortage while informal workers are left out
Bangladesh garment industry could save $500 mln a year by recycling cotton
Finding uses for cotton waste could reduce thousands of tonnes of imports each year and improve sustainability, said a circular economy group
UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage
Allowing under-18s to marry with parental consent enables child abuse, campaigners say, as UK moves to lift the minimum age
EXCLUSIVE-Hungary could be sanctioned over anti-LGBT+ law, warns EU equality chief
EU prepared to take measures similar to those imposed on Polish regions that declared themselves "LGBT-free", says Helena Dalli
G7 brightens outlook for new nature pact but pandemic threatens deadline
Without further in-person talks, the October deadline for the global pact to protect nature is likely to be missed, officials said