Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages

Somalia's parliament sparks outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting child and forced marriage

Landmark UK court ruling finds police use of facial recognition unlawful

Privacy campaigners hail major victory against surveillance technology in world's first legal challenge against police


Up in smoke? Argentina's delta blaze sparks worry - and legal action

Smoke from fires roaring through a vast drought-dried wetland area has reached Buenos Aires, spurring a lawsuit and legislative action


India's COVID-19 lockdown threatens efforts to stop spikes in child marriage

Rise in child marriages feared as struggling families marry off girls to ease their economic hardship during the pandemic


ANALYSIS-Land, environment laws diluted as Asia-Pacific nations eye growth

Fast-tracked project approvals and new laws to spur economic growth after the coronavirus risk hurting rural communities


Pandemic seen changing how women get reproductive health care

Under COVID-19 restrictions, women using medication to end unwanted pregnancies becomes a viable option, said Medicins Sans Frontieres and Marie Stopes International


Black activists praise Biden's pick of Harris, but warn challenges remain

Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris is the first Black woman on a major party presidential ticket in U.S. history


Indian child workers' deaths spur anti-trafficking push

State of Rajasthan has ordered a crackdown to stop children being trafficked as coronavirus restrictions ease


EXCLUSIVE-European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade

Indigenous communities are resisting oil industry plans to push deeper into their territories and say banks backing trade from the Amazon are complicit in rising threats to the forest


Brazil's Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a 'lie'

More than 10,000 fires have been recorded in the first 10 days of August, up 17% from a year ago, according to government data



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