Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive
More than 600,000 migrants have arrived on Italy's shores from north Africa since 2014
Guyana strikes down law against 'improper' cross-dressing
Guyana is the only country in South America to criminalise gay sex, which carries a punishment of up to life in prison
European mayors urge wider political push to step up climate action
Mayors stressed the urgency for all levels of government to move faster in line with a UN report on ways the world can keep warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius
JK Rowling charity urges global action to end orphanages, trafficking
An estimated 8 million children live in orphanages worldwide and other institutions, yet more than 80 percent are not orphans, Lumos says
Change minds of millions of slaveholders to end modern slavery - expert
"We have to reach slaveholders as well if we are going to reach ... global liberation"
As laws fail to slow online sex trade, experts turn to tech
Using technology to continuously monitor and analyse this kind of data is key to evaluating existing laws and designing new and more effective ones
Target the buyers to combat modern slavery - campaigners
"Anyone who willingly endorses any form of slavery should be held liable"
Slave-free jeans sell out on 'Markle sparkle' but can companies back ethical vows?
Labour activists and academics say it is very difficult for any company to prove that its supply chain is entirely free of forced labour or abuses
More women than men concerned about gender pay gap: UK survey
Gender inequality in the workplace could cost the world more than $160.2 trillion in lost earnings, according to the World Bank
Calls mount to stop orphanages exploiting poor children to lure money, tourists
Traffickers have worked out that orphanages are good business, attracting large donations from individuals, governments, charities and faith groups