Postcards to PM, talks with MPs: India trafficking victims push for new law
Campaigners, survivors and lawmakers fear proposed law will be stalled or even shelved if it is not passed soon as political attention turns to next year's general elections
BoE's Carney says may test banks for climate change impact
The central bank has been vocal in highlighting climate change's potential impact on the financial sector, such as the impact of floods on mortgages or valuations of fossil-fuel related investments
Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of rising hate crime
Several incidents in the Muslim-majority nation this year have stoked fears among LGBT+ campaigners
Climate talks pass baton in race to stop global warming
Political splits hamper joint action on emissions cuts
Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead, Amnesty says
Many experts and politicians say climate change and expanding agriculture are creating competition for land that is pushing the farmers and herders into conflict
British schoolgirls at risk of FGM during Christmas break
Campaigners say teachers should look out for warning signs, such as when a child is taken abroad for a long time to a country where there is a high prevalence of FGM
#MeToo offers hope, says mother of Delhi gang rape victim
"The winds of change are blowing, more women are empowering themselves. I feel hopeful when I see so many women speaking up."
Nations agree global climate pact rules, but seen as weak
Not everyone is happy with everything, but the process is still on track and it is something to build on: ministers
U.N. climate talks deadlocked over carbon credit issue
Marathon talks clouded by political divisions
U.N. climate talks go into overtime as negotiators grapple with text
European climate commissioner said talks had been held up over how to count emissions