U.S. Supreme Court ruling boosts legal argument for LGBT+ rights, experts say

The Supreme Court ruling leaves campaigners on a stronger legal footing for future LGBT+ rights cases, legal experts said

In Brazil's overcrowded jails, COVID-19 breeds fear and calls for change

Campaigners say tens of thousands of inmates should be freed as COVID-19 death toll rises


'Dying of hunger': Zimbabwe street vendors hit by coronavirus clampdown

Activists estimate that 3 million informal traders have had their stalls and stock destroyed in government clean-up efforts.


Bangkok on track for more green spaces with park on old train line

Sky park shows how space-starved cities can repurpose unused land for green spaces that can ease the effects of climate change


Next LGBT rights legal battle looms after U.S. Supreme Court victory

The court is preparing to hear another major rights case shaping the extent of religious exemptions to anti-discrimination law


U.S. emergency trafficking hotline says calls spiked under lockdown

The number of cases in which people contacted a leading hotline seeking shelter nearly doubled in April


Death of Egypt LGBT+ activist jailed for waving rainbow flag mourned

Sarah Hegazy had fled Egypt after waving the rainbow flag at a concert in rare show of LGBT+ visibility


Nepal arrests 3 men for quarantine rape, amid protests over unsafe conditions

The case comes as authorities face accusations of forcing workers into unsafe conditions during coronavirus quarantines


Charity seeks to avert teen pregnancy surge with safe sex app in Sierra Leone

Experts fear a repeat of a surge in unwanted pregnancies seen during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak


LGBT activists protest at Polish president's campaign rally

President Andrzej Duda drew anger after saying that LGBT+ 'ideology' was more destructive than communist doctrine


Opinion

OPINION: Never supported a trans youth organization? Now is the time

Many transgender young people will be suffering at home with abusive families amidst coronavirus restrictions


OPINION: COVID-19 demonstrates urgent need for cities to prepare for pandemics

Cities and towns need to deepen understanding of their risks from disease outbreaks, as for other more visible threats like extreme weather



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