FACTBOX: Colombia decriminalizes abortion amid Latin American shift
Monday’s landmark court ruling makes Colombia the region's third country in two years to decriminalize abortion, after Argentina and Mexico
Afghan smugglers hike prices, expand networks after Taliban takeover
People smugglers are more than doubling fees for some routes as they cash in on an exodus fleeing the Taliban
Colombia's Amazon indigenous groups train youth to defend rainforest
Creating a next generation of Amazon indigenous leaders is key to preserving fast-vanishing tropical forests. Here's how remote communities are trying
One trans woman's fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana's LGBT+ community
As lawmakers in Ghana consider criminalising gender reassignment surgery, a trans artist fears for her community
LGBT+ fans tackle homophobic chanting in English football
The “Chelsea rent boys” football chant could now be prosecuted as a homophobic hate crime in England and Wales
As Taliban threats grow, LGBT+ Afghans struggle for work and food
Taliban fighters are searching mobile phones for LGBT+ content and infiltrating groups on social media platforms or dating apps, researchers told
Hormones help trans teens, U.S. study finds, as state bans loom
As more people come out as transgender, debate has grown about the age at which transition treatment should begin
Human Rights Watch says Bolsonaro a threat to democracy in Brazil
Ahead of elections in October, a new HRW report warns Brazil’s democratic institutions to prepare for Bolsonaro’s attempted affront to democracy
Amnesty International urges Spanish clubs to take a stand in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty calls on Spanish football captains to wear a purple armband in solidarity with women's rights, amid on-going concerns over human rights violations in Saudi Arabia
Canada to resettle LGBT+ refugees, female Afghan judges
Canada will resettle an unspecified number of Afghans from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities next year following the Taliban taking control of the country.