OPINION: The perils of biometric data collection in India
India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 authorises the collection and storage of biometric data of citizens charged with even minor offences, with little regard to their right to privacy, and potentially enabling mass state surveillance.
The South African community hailed as a model for racial diversity
Welbedacht is home to Black, Indian, white and mixed-race residents, and researchers say it could be a model for other places still scarred by apartheid
Ukraine's stateless trapped in warzone with no proof they exist
Tens of thousands of stateless people live in Ukraine, but without identification documents or citizenship it is hard to cross the border - and they may never be able to return home
How can media improve climate coverage in the world’s most threatened region – Asia Pacific?
Be it rising sea levels and typhoons in South East Asia, coastal floods and heat in South Asia, or the shrinking islands around the Pacific Ocean, climate scientists have designated the APAC region to be the most vulnerable to climate-induced devastation. But how much do we know about the people in these areas?
Removing carbon from air vital to reach climate goals, IPCC says
Climate science report says to meet warming limits, the world will need "carbon dioxide removal" - from planting trees to costly technologies that suck CO2 directly from the air
Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say
Swift and deep emissions cuts are vital to keep people safe, but they must be equitable and include development aims, report says
OPINION: Our healthcare system is abandoning LGBTQ+ Americans. It has to stop.
"It is unacceptable that bias in healthcare continues to this day – but there are ways to end it" writes Nicole Wadsworth of the New York Institute of Technology
Russia's war migrants find mixed reception in Georgia
From IT workers to engineers, many skilled Russians have fled to ex-Soviet Georgia and to Turkey since the Ukraine war began - some dodging sanctions fallout, others fearing a crackdown on the opposition
U.S. cities scrap 'problem' fines seen fueling race, income gaps
From San Francisco to the Midwest to New York, the pandemic has triggered a policy rethink about the fairness of fines and fees for prison phone calls, overdue library books and parking violations
Can global brands' green push improve Bangladesh labour rights?
The ILO has put the government on notice for allowing continued violations of workers' rights, while fashion giants are pushing for greener and socially just business models