Film star Cate Blanchett backs drive to end plight of 10 mln stateless

Not recognised as nationals of any country, stateless people are often deprived of basic rights like education and healthcare, and risk exploitation and detention

INTERVIEW-I found a country, but lost my brother - stateless activist

'For most people a passport is a travel document, but for me it means everything. It means I exist. It's finally a sign I belong somewhere.'


FACTBOX -Where are the world's stateless people?

An estimated 10 to 15 million people are not recognised as nationals by any country


UK 'farm lab' ploughs technology to help raise animals sustainably

A research project uses cutting-edge technology on a real-life farm to test ways of making agriculture more sustainable


Malaysia's first 'ethical' job agency targets modern slavery

Pinkcollar has billed itself as the first ethical recruitment agency in Malaysia, which relies heavily on foreign labourers to fill jobs in construction, factories or domestic care


London police arrest 21 climate change protesters as mass action starts

In two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience, protesters will call for urgent government action to curb carbon emissions


Thousands peacefully protest French IVF law, avoiding repeat of 2013 violence

The draft law, which has cleared its first reading in parliament, would allow lesbians and single women to access IVF treatment


Fewer children, fewer climate risks? Niger ponders a controversial option

In a nation with the world's highest birth rate and growing risks to food and water security from climate change, reducing births may be one way to adapt


What's in a name? India's citizenship drive hits women hardest

As Assam leaves millions off a register of citizens, women are struggling to get documents proving their right to register as Indian


Gay, transgender rights in spotlight as U.S. Supreme Court returns

The court, whose 5-4 conservative majority includes two Trump appointees, is kicking off a new term that includes cases on LGBT+rights and abortion access


Kenyan farmers mix tradition with tech to protect drying Mara River

New technology aims to help governments - and farmers - get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels


Opinion

OPINION: Progress yes, but not yet equality for lesbian families in France

France is debating a law to extend IVF to lesbian couples and single women, but lesbians have not been consulted about their rights



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