Out of sight, out of mind: Zimbabwe locks up its disabled
Neither officials nor disability rights activists can guess how many disabled people are imprisoned in a country with few reliable statistics about even the prevalence of disability
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
As social entrepreneurs - who aim to do good, as well as make profit – a growing number of refugees are rebuilding their own lives, rather than relying on handouts
In Colombia's remote tribes, LGBT+ people face abuse, shame
Black and indigenous LGBT+ Colombians face conversion therapy, humiliation and violence, according to research
No rush to change gender - UK writer joins trans debate
Many countries are currently reviewing laws on when and whether children can pick their own gender
Startups strive to recycle emissions for 'new carbon economy'
Converting CO2 into new materials has been a niche industry so far
Indian beauty pageant draws flak for unfair portrayal of women
Criticism of the annual beauty contest comes at a time when the treatment of women in the country of 1.3 billion people faces increasing scrutiny
US author Naomi Wolf stands by gay persecution book despite blunder
The author wrote about men sentenced to death in the 1850s for sodomy, despite the last recorded hanging for gay sex in Britain being 1835
OPINION: Soil - the unseen solution to food security and climate change
Fertile soils act not only as a carbon store but are a necessity for sustainable agriculture.
Big clothes brands found to fall short of own fair wage promises
Most major garment companies lack plans for calculating - let alone achieving - a living wage in their global supply chains
China seen by LGBT+ groups as years away from same-sex marriage
Chinese LGBT+ groups are focusing on introducing anti-discrimination laws and banning conversion therapy