Researching climate legislation to support effective advocacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Although all Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have ratified the Paris Agreement and the majority are committed to its implementation, many LAC countries are highly vulnerable to increasing climate variability and temperature extremes. Through TrustLaw, Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras was connected with teams of lawyers from Paraguay, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil to obtain a clear and comprehensive overview of the legal framework governing climate change in those countries and to assess how they could be improved.
'L Word' TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week
The cast of American TV show "The L Word: Generation Q" visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week
Will EU show of strength against Hungary deter anti-LGBTQ+ laws?
The decision of EU heavyweights France and Germany to join proceedings against Hungary sends a strong message, LGBTQ+ activists say
Lesbian Visibility Week: the legal industry needs to embrace intersectionality
As we celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week, lawyer Jacqui Rhule-Dagher argues the legal industry must address the intersectional needs of its employees
Investing in climate-conscious enterprises to protect Latin America’s biodiversity
Further loss of biodiversity would be a devastating cultural and economic blow to Latin America, but this is not a localised issue – it also endangers global health, food security, and social and political stability. Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. is addressing this issue by investing in high-impact mission-driven organisations that have a social and environmental focus. By providing its investors and partners with positive financial, social and environmental returns, Calvert Impact Capital offers holistic solutions to problems of environmental degradation.
Reflections on the International Festival of Journalism in Perugia
The Thomson Reuters Foundation participated in the 2023 International Festival of Journalism in Perugia. Read five highlights from our CEO, Antonio Zappulla, from the festival including the impact of AI on journalism to how we must combat legal threats to press freedom.
LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms
As Uganda's parliament passed some of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation last month, LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear
Japanese fete LGBTQ progress, demand marriage rights as G7 summit looms
First Pride parade in four years in Tokyo, celebrates advances in LGBTQ rights but demandes Japan join other advanced nations in legally recognising same-sex marriage
Understanding the rights of undocumented migrant women in Europe
Through TrustLaw, The The European Network of Migrant Women was connected to the legal teams from Hogan Lovells LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Linklaters LLP, Uría Menéndez Abogados and Selma Korichi (independent lawyer) to map the fundamental rights of undocumented migrant women's in the legal systems at the European Union level and in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, and Greece.
LGBTQ+ rights lag in Pacific despite Cook Islands' gay sex move
The Cook Islands has voted to decriminalise gay sex but LGBTQ+ people in Pacific Island nations face persistent homophobia