More than 60 LGBT, intersex people killed in Colombia in first eight months of 2020
Violent incidents rose during the coronavirus as the pandemic heightened prejudice and threw up new barriers to justice, the human rights ombudsman said
U.N. says global goals to protect nature need women to succeed
With women gathering much of the world's firewood and water and active in farming, their input on protecting biodiversity is crucial, officials say
Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'
Researchers say securing the lands of indigenous people can help protect biodiversity and lower the risk of future outbreaks of diseases such as COVID-19
OPINION: What is value? In the 21st century, the answer cannot be profit alone
The financial system we depend on has broken. We must increase impact investments to create a better, fairer and greener future
In England, where you grow up dictates what you earn, study finds
Those who grew up in well-off areas on average now earn more than twice as much as those from most deprived places
Cross-dressing killer in new J.K. Rowling book fuels transgender ire
Author has faced serial accusations of transphobia in recent months and trans activists say new book appears a deliberate swipe at the community
Egyptian TV host's comments on hijab spark debate, probe by media watchdog
Presenter Radwa el-Sherbiny has drawn praise and criticism for remarks on the sensitive issue of women's dress
Defying fatwa, Iraqis flock to COVID cemetery to exhume dead, re-bury elsewhere
Fears of contagion led to the creation of special cemeteries for coronavirus victims, but families are now re-burying dead in traditional graveyards
U.S. troops battling racism report high barrier to justice
The U.S. military, which has long promoted itself as a meritocracy, is undergoing its own moment of reckoning over racism
In busy Atlantic hurricane season, storm names to be all Greek
2020 season is set to be the busiest ever with U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting a record 25 storms