Murders of S.African women as lockdown eases spark online campaigns
As South Africa's lockdown eases, a recent spate of brutal murders against women has sparked outrage and calls for justice
As Mali fights coronavirus, cotton farmers fear loss of climate aid
As cotton price tumbles during pandemic, farmers worry the state support they rely on to grow food in a warming climate will dry up
Death of Egypt LGBT+ activist jailed for waving rainbow flag mourned
Sarah Hegazy had fled Egypt after waving the rainbow flag at a concert in rare show of LGBT+ visibility
U.S. Supreme Court rules workers can't be fired for being LGBT+
The U.S. Supreme Court said Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars companies from discriminating against workers on the basis of sex, also covers LGBT+ people
Traffickers demand ransoms for Rohingyas held at sea in SE Asia
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say relatives on boats to Malaysia are being held hostage by human traffickers
Brazilian state awarded contract to firm on slave labor 'dirty list'
Construction company in Sao Paulo won $2.4 million government contract despite being blacklisted on Brazil’s anti-slavery list
Britain to drop plans to make changing gender easier - media
Spotlight on trans rights in Britain as government mulls changes and J.K. Rowling speaks out
Swiss women stage a mass scream over domestic violence, pay gap
Women across Switzerland demand equal treatment and an end to violence at the hands of men
'Birds on the wire'? Concerns over Mexico cell phone surveillance
Stingrays are being used by security forces globally under the guise of tracking criminals, digital rights activists say
J. K. Rowling and trans women in single-sex spaces: what's the furore?
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s comments reignited debate that has been raging between the trans community and some feminists in Britain since 2018