S. Africans protest police brutality against poor under lockdown

The police watchdog is investigating at least 10 deaths at the hand of law enforcement under a coronavirus lockdown

Rising violence against women in Latin America confirms fears of abuses in lockdowns

Concerns had been raised that violence against women would rise in Latin America during lockdowns implemented to help slow the spread of the coronavirus


Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo fail to address Myanmar jade mine abuses, charity says

Report links machinery giants to environmental degradation and human rights abuses in notorious mining town


Singapore calls for 'mindset' change as migrant workers are rehoused

Some migrant worker housing will be in residential areas, forcing Singaporeans to confront long-held biases


Bangladesh leads climate-threatened nations in push for global action

A group of 48 at-risk countries urges international community not to let COVID-19 detract from commitments to tackle climate change


L'Oreal offers new job to black transgender model sacked over race remarks

Munroe Bergdorf gets apology from French beauty firm as Black Lives Matter movement spurs debate


Coronavirus threatens Kenya goal to end female genital mutilation by 2022

COVID-19 school closures have led to "mass cutting" of girls in Kenya, say campaigners


With blackmail list, gay men in Ghana fight conmen posing as lovers

Ghana Gay Blackmail List receives three or four reports of robbery and blackmail each week


Daniel Radcliffe backs trans youth after J. K. Rowling tweets

The "Harry Potter" actor said he supported transgender young people, after J. K. Rowling was criticised for "anti-trans" tweets


Opinion

OPINION: Achieving urban sustainable development in the face of COVID-19

Why estimating the cost of basic services and infrastructure of cities is essential to fight the COVID-19 and support the SDGs


OPINION: Scaling up urban farming beyond COVID-19

The world has seen an increase in urban farming amid the coronavirus and fragile food supply chains



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