Good for planet and people? Renewable energy firms urged to clean up act on human rights

Companies that produce clean energy are crucial for curbing climate change - but they're not always the "good guys", according to a report that tracks their human rights record for the first time

Hire women of colour, pay them well, promote them, UK companies are told

The 30% Club wants more women of colour in the boardroom as push grows for racial diversity at all levels of british society


Who owns the street? Seattle protest zone sparks property rights debate

Seattle's protest zone has fueled the debate over how to balance the right of peaceful assembly with the protection of property rights


'Shocking' abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain, U.N. says

Moroccan women pick strawberries in Spain during the coronavirus pandemic without basic hygiene or masks


Shipment of Chinese hair goods seized by U.S. officials suspecting forced labor

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency blocks import from company in Xinjiang, home to large population of Muslim Uighurs


Montenegro legalises same-sex civil partnerships

The Balkan country is the first European country outside Western Europe and the European Union to legally recognise gay and lesbian couples


How to rid East Africa of locusts? Serve them in a kebab or drive them to cannibalism

Scientists are experimenting with the use of locusts as human and animal food as the worst swarms in generations threaten crops


Facebook urged to do more to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries

An open letter from LGBT+ groups in the Arab world calls on Facebook to do more in light of intensified online attacks


In snub to Trump, Americans back immigration in pre-election poll

The surge in welcoming immigration attitudes can be traced to political opposition to President Trump, the polling company said


More than 40,000 people forcefully evicted in East Africa during coronavirus crisis

Poor communities in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia have been left homeless and exposed in the midst of the pandemic, charity says


As South Africa eases lockdown, eco-tourism community fears for future

If visitors do not return to the Makuleke Concession in the Kruger National Park this year, community members warn they will lose the gains they have made in recent years


Opinion

OPINION: LGBT+ statues would remind us to fight for freedom

If we don't pay homage to our history we will never achieve the Gay Liberation Front's dream of "absolute freedom for all"



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