S.African govt. withdraws sulphur dioxide emissions changes ahead of carbon tax
South Africa's carbon tax law kicks-in on June 1 after nearly a decade of delays, though campaigners say it is too little, too late
Brazil's top court rules to make homophobia a crime
The ruling will make violence against LGBT+ people a crime and make it illegal to deny access to education or jobs, to refuse service in stores, or to bar LGBT+ people from public buildings
Sweden's Thunberg demands climate action on day of global school strikes
Thunberg began her protest for climate action alone in August outside the Swedish parliament, but she has since drawn support around the world from children, teenagers and adults
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The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has brought some significant changes to people's lives online
'We won't stop here' - European teens vow to keep up climate strikes
Students say they will continue putting pressure on politicians to step up action on climate change, as adults plan to join them on Sept. 20
INTERVIEW-Don't settle for simple in slavery cases, urges top UK cop
The anti-slavery lead urged prosecutors to use the 2015 Modern Slavery Act more widely instead of just charging slavery suspects for other crimes
S.African court dismisses sulphur dioxide emissions changes ahead of carbon tax
The change risks intensifying diseases and environmental degradation already in areas with already high measures of SO2 and other greenhouse gasses, said campaigners
Gay man takes Russia to Europe's rights court over Chechnya LGBT+ attacks
Maxim Lapunov, who said he was tortured in Chechnya, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights
Kenyan court upholds gay sex ban in blow to LGBT+ rights in Africa
LGBT+ campaigners had argued that the law promoted homophobia and violated the constitution which guarantees equality, dignity and privacy for all citizens
Investment platform takes stand against U.S. anti-abortion laws
New tool screens out large companies headquartered in states including Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Ohio, and promotes those in states it says support reproductive rights