Peru's indigenous communities fear rising violence from drug traffickers
Drug traffickers and coca farmers have targeted more territory in Peru's central Amazon region since the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh disaster response neglects vulnerable trans community
Already struggling to access work, education and other basic rights, trans and intersex people in Bangladesh are at greater risk from climate threats like floods and cyclones
Trans sports bans are 'fearmongering', says Marvel actor Zach Barack
Moves to bar trans women from competing in elite sports is an attempt to police people's bodies, says the 'Spider-Man' actor
In bombed-out Ukraine city, residents lose homes and livelihoods
Thousands of Kharkiv residents have lost homes and jobs due to Russian shelling that has left buildings in ruins and shuttered factories and shops in Ukraine's second-largest city
Green groups fear failure on new global biodiversity pact after sluggish talks
Lack of progress at Nairobi talks aimed at brokering a global nature deal leave environmentalists frustrated, with much to do ahead of the make-or-break COP15 in December
Online disinformation stokes tensions as Kenya elections near
Platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are failing to effectively police abusive content ahead of Kenya's high-stakes election, warn digital rights groups
In Ecuador's Amazon, solar panels bring 'fire canoe' dream to life
Solar-powered boats are helping indigenous groups travel on their Amazon river highways faster, cheaper and more cleanly
U.S. abortion curbs force women to travel to Mexico
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, Mexican abortion rights activists had been working to help American women
U.S. Supreme Court ruling: demand for abortion pills set to soar
As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, more American women will try to secure supplies of abortion pills – in some cases as a precaution for future use, health experts say
What happens when abortion is banned? Lessons from around the world
As the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion, campaigners for abortion access from Africa to Latin America have warned of the potentially devastating consequences