Polish activists help Ukrainian refugees, women access abortions
Despite strict abortion bans, Polish activists are working with underground networks and risking jail time to help Ukrainians end pregnancies
Indigenous women battle growing Amazon violence with trauma center
The community space's founders say it's the first to treat trauma facing women and indigenous Amazon people as connected issues
How will U.S. abortion ruling impact other countries?
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade will have repercussions from Africa to Latin America, say women's health advocates
U.S. abortion curbs force women to travel to Mexico
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, Mexican abortion rights activists had been working to help American women
What happens when abortion is banned? Lessons from around the world
As the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion, campaigners for abortion access from Africa to Latin America have warned of the potentially devastating consequences
How will swimming's new transgender rules work?
Swimming's world governing body FINA has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions, so what is the policy and what is FINA's reasoning behind the change?
South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless
Recent floods left thousands homeless as they battle the mental scars that make finding work an ongoing struggle
As Malaysia tests AI court sentencing, some lawyers fear for justice
The use of artificial intelligence in the legal system is growing worldwide, but as Malaysia concludes a sentencing tool trial, experts say it is no match for 'human judges'
OPINION: The United Nations’ recognition of lesbian and bisexual women is a landmark for human rights
The UN holds that laws criminalising lesbian and bisexual women violates women's rights in a landmark decision
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ+ phones
WhatsApp, Grindr and Facebook were once a place that gay, bisexual and trans Arabs could find freedom. Now, their digital footprints could land them behind bars