End racial injustice? Abolish prisons, some U.S. activists say

Black men are six times more likely to be in jail or prison than are white men in the United States, research shows

Ethiopia moves children from streets to shelters to slow coronavirus

Thousands of street children in Addis Ababa are being moved to shelters as COVID-19 cases soar in the east African nation


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


U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor

Coronavirus pandemic may spark the first rise in child labor since 2000, the United Nations warned


India's virus lockdown fuels timber-smuggling in Kashmir forests

In the mountainous region, trees have been cut down as tourism ground to a halt and guards were unable to patrol under tight restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19


Dutch gov't uncovers holiday camps for 'conversion therapy'

15 organisations and individuals offer so-called "conversion therapy" in the Netherlands, aiming to make gay people straight


Find better ways to depict history, says S. African #RhodesMustFall activist

‘When I looked at the statue, I felt a sense of displacement’ says South African anti-racism campaigner


'Party' ahead for illegal loggers? Mexico's national parks in doubt with cuts

"Offices here in the region are being evicted - there's no money to pay the rent," says the director of one World Heritage site


Will coronavirus change tourism in Europe's hotspot cities?

Residents in Amsterdam, Venice and Barcelona hope pandemic will spur action on mass tourism


Opinion

Don’t trivialise child labour with talk of household chores

World Day Against Child Labour should be a wake-up for the aid and development sector to prioritise ending child slavery


Why climate action matters for governments battling COVID-19

Layers of hazards are creating a domino effect of losses - but well-prepared national systems could handle a more risky and uncertain future


OPINION: Pride is most powerful when it is intersectional

LGBT+ rights movements are strongest when they support other progressive causes and are supported in return



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