New Indian land laws to expedite projects hurt farmers, activists say
A new law in Telangana state shuts the doors on farmers and puts all the power in the hands of the state and wealthy land owners
FEATURE-Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment
Charity offers children "peace education" classes with painting, drama and storytelling, in hope they will be less vulnerable to recruitment by militants
U.N. experts slam Ecuador over forced closure of land rights group
Indigenous Shuar protesters say they are being kicked off ancestral land to make way for mining developments.
Women's rights face a daunting new year worldwide, campaigners warn
Women's rights are in crosshairs of rising isolationism and right-wing politics in Western Europe and the United States
Bill Gates warns world "vulnerable" to deadly epidemic in next decade
Gates says global emergency response system not strong enough
Women students protest dress rules, curfews as Indian college bans ripped jeans
Universities impose dress codes on women, limit or screen their male visitors, and have other rules that men don't
Movie-mad Indians challenged to rewrite sexist Bollywood songs
"Bollywood songs are great to sing and dance to, but when you pay attention, you realise they objectify and demean women"
FEATURE-Mexico's Maya point way to slow species loss, climate change
Indigenous people know how to protect forests and biodiversity, so governments must work with them, experts say
From DNA to laws to data, five key tools to combat trafficking in 2017
Many experts agree that 2017 could be the tipping point in the global battle against human trafficking and modern slavery
End violence in Myanmar, Nobel laureates urge U.N. Security Council
"Human tragedy amounting to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity is unfolding in Myanmar"