Resisting the loggers: Swiss explorer film spotlights threatened Malaysian tribe
Indigenous activists hope the $6 million film will bring their plight to international attention and prompt Malaysian authorities to pause logging
Asylum seeker's daughter faces deportation from Britain despite FGM risk
A British family court had ruled that the girl could be subjected to FGM if taken abroad after social services applied for a protection order to stop her being deported
Plenty more fish in the sea? Not for the poor and hungry, researchers say
Much of the fish on supermarket shelves in Europe comes from developing countries which can export more than 90% of their catch
Survey finds 'sextortion' rife in Latin America, women worst hit
'Sextortion' - abuse of power to obtain sexual favours - is prevalent in Latin America partly due to inequality between men and women in politics and pay
Disaster victims to double by 2050 in climate-battered world - aid group
Damages caused by climate change will cost the world an added $6 billion a year from 2030
Carrefour cuts ties with Brazilian meat firms tainted by slave labor
The French supermarket retailer - Europe's largest - has pledged in recent years to keep its supply chains free of slave labor
INTERVIEW-African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda in coming weeks - UNHCR
Libya has become the main conduit for Africans fleeing war and poverty trying to reach Europe, since former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled 2011
One year after landmark ruling for LGBT+ rights in India, challenges persist
Even those celebrating warned that the fight for equal rights, including same-sex marriage and serving in the military, had not been won
Defeated in court, Philippine lawyer to enter politics to pursue LGBT+ rights
The LGBT+ community is largely tolerated in the Philippines, a country of 107 million, but like many other parts of Asia, conservative attitude prevails when it comes to same-sex unions
'No safe place': South African women suffering 'epidemic' of violence, activists warn
According to government statistics, more than 1,500 people are murdered every month in South Africa, a nation with a history of violence and profound inequality