Argentina poised to deliver Latin America’s biggest abortion rights win
Argentine lawmakers have taken a huge step towards legalising abortion, fulfilling President Fernández' promise to make women's rights a central pillar of his government. On course to becoming the first major Latin American country to legalise abortion and just the fourth in the region where the practice is not prohibited,...
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Indian farmers overwhelm the capital in record-breaking demonstrations
The protests, which have seen more than 250 million workers go on nationwide strikes, will not end until the Indian government revokes new laws on agricultural reform that could drive down crop prices and devastate earnings. On November 30, an army of tens of thousands of indignant farmers on...
Youth activists are suing European governments over climate change
A ground-breaking crowdfunded case demanding that 33 countries make more ambitious emissions cuts is being led by a group of Portuguese youth activists aged eight to 21. It’s no secret that Gen Z is on a radical quest to save the planet. Growing up amid a climate crisis that...
Latin America’s humanitarian crises have worsened behind a Covid-19 smokescreen
A harrowing outcome of the pandemic, not only has Latin America seen some of the highest death rates worldwide, but several countries within the region are now facing considerably worse humanitarian crises than prior to the Coronavirus outbreak. In the nine months following the first reported case of Coronavirus in...
It’s time someone took responsibility for Rukban, the forgotten refugee camp
Jordan is once again dumping refugees in Rukban camp, the US-led no man’s land at the epicentre of conflict where human rights groups say conditions are some of the worst in the world. The Jordanian government has deported dozens of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in their sovereign borders to a...
Eastern Europe can no longer be considered part of the free world
‘Polish Stonewall’ is an admirable but doomed shout into the abyss for a region already engulfed by fascism. At this moment in time, the Polish LGBT+ community are fighting their newly elected government for the right to be. ‘Polish Stonewall’ is part of a pushback by minorities and Eastern European...
Scotland makes period products free in world first legislation
Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products after a four-year grassroots campaign. Once again leading the world in the fight to end period poverty, Scotland this week passed landmark legislation that will grant free access to period products for all menstruating persons in the country. The Period Products Free Provision Scotland Act, which passed through Scottish parliament unanimously on...
The battle over women’s rights continues to rage online in Egypt
Egyptian women are still fighting for their freedom via social media, but the cost is terrible. Social media continues to bring both justice and persecution to Egyptian women, as a number of lukewarm proto-feminist decisions by the Egyptian courts have failed to quash the nation’s ‘me too’ movement. In response to a wave of protests that began circulating online in May, which saw women use TikTok to publicly speak out...
Exclusive – Kailand Morris is showing the world what it means to be a modern creative
The Gen Z fashion designer, artist, and influencer discusses how giving back has granted him a new outlook on life, why the fashion industry needs to do better, and his perspective on BLM. Forging an independent path may seem like a challenge when born to parents whose names exude fame, but Kailand Morris - son of legendary musician Stevie Wonder and designer Kai Milla - is certainly making a name...
You should know: Ethiopia is on the brink of civil war
Africa’s second most populous nation is in perilous danger of being swallowed by old ethnic tensions. As the world waiting anxiously for the results of the US federal election last Wednesday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into the restive northern province of Tigray to face regional soldiers of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Abiy’s federal government, based in Addis Ababa, justified its move with allegations that TPLF...
