EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses

UK councils' reliance on Chinese surveillance tech has sparked concern among privacy advocates and lawmakers

'Can I afford it?' Workers fear squeeze from green energy transition

Creating a "just transition" to a cleaner economy will require listening to worried workers - and providing social safety nets and retraining to help them

Crowdfunding donations surge for homeless Texans in winter storm

Volunteers and donors are mobilising to help homeless people facing deadly conditions in the freezing storm

Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite COVID lockdowns

Researchers find home working and economic slowdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic have failed to stem deaths from dirty air

Jamaicans share 'deepest secrets' in fresh push to allow abortion

Jamaican law bans abortion with a penalty of life in jail, but now women are sharing their experiences of secret terminations

Pressure grows to end 'virginity tests' in Pakistan rape cases

Campaigners in Pakistan have long fought for the tests to be banned, arguing they are degrading and can hamper justice for rape victims

Jamaica should repeal gay sex ban, says Americas top rights body

Two LGBT+ Jamaicans fled the country after being attacked by homophobic gangs

Don't be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief

College student Momoko Nojo #DontBeSilent campaign in response to the Olympic boss' sexist comment drew

UK justice rapped for failing women who kill abusive men

Myths about how a victim of abuse 'should' behave were found to influence many cases and were believed not just by jurors, but also by advocates and judges, researchers said

Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction

Two in five Venezuelan migrants and refugees have been evicted in the COVID-19 pandemic and run a high risk of being homeless, new survey finds

I tried to cut my carbon footprint for a month. Here's how I did

I signed up for the Giki Zero app, which helps people curb their planet-warming emissions. The first thing I learned? I am a big polluter

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Cambodia’s national internet gateway threatens the rights of freedom of expression and information, and to privacy