How new anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Africa expand crackdown on rights
Activists warn new bills modelled on draconian Ugandan law will expand crackdown on rights in Kenya, Ghana and elsewhere
The colonial legacy of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa
Legacy of Africa's colonial past can be seen in anti-LGBTQ+ laws and discrimination in some nations but others embrace new rights
Kurt Schork Awards: A winner’s story
For 13 years, the Thomson Reuters Foundation has proudly supported and hosted the Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. In this interview, 2019 Freelance Award winner Amanda Sperber talks about her investigations and the impact of winning the award.
Kenya could follow Uganda as East African nations wage war on LGBT rights
After Uganda enacted one of the harshest anti-LGBT laws in the world, Kenya could follow suit with a similar bill that punishes gay sex with prison or even death
Uganda's anti-gay law: how restricted are LGBTQ rights in Africa?
Uganda has enacted one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws in a continent where only 22 of 54 nations allow homosexuality
TIMELINE-10 years of Pope Francis and LGBTQ+ issues
Francis has said LGBTQ+ people should be loved and protected in laws
Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice
Pope Francis said that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction
As Pope Francis visits Congo, LGBT+ activists cheer for perceived ally
Pope Francis has push for the decriminalisation of same-sex relations, which are illegal or taboo in many socially conservative African countries
Why climate-change 'loss and damage' will be a hot topic at COP27
With warming-driven disasters hitting the poor harder, pressure is growing for new sources of global funding to repair the harm