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Feb 7

The police don't have to take every call

Another US city is reporting early success with a program that replaces police with health care workers for some emergency calls.

Dec 10, 2020

Transgender Christians form their own church

Pakistan’s Christian transgenders — often mocked, abused and bullied — have finally found some peace and solace in a church of their own.

Sep 9, 2020

Sudan separates church and state

Sudan’s transitional government has agreed to separate ‘church and state’, ending three decades of Islamic rule in the North African nation.

Aug 4, 2020

Iowa restores ex-prisoner voting rights

Iowa’s governor has signed an executive order that automatically reinstates the voting rights of Iowans who have completed their sentences.

Apr 23, 2020

Political novices end a state gerrymander

A new independent commission will soon redraw fairer boundaries to correct a flaw that has caused electoral disenfranchisement in Michigan.

Apr 16, 2020

Nature is more than just property

The mayor of the Blue Mountains — west of Sydney — is pushing for the Rights of Nature to make it onto the council’s legislative agenda.

Mar 2, 2020

A win for women in India's military

India’s Supreme Court has ordered the national government to grant career prospects to women officers on par with men.

Feb 23, 2020

Peach is not the only skin colour

Bellen Woodard never thought a single moment in school would see strangers across the US talking about race and identity and childhood.

Feb 7, 2020

Finland boosts parental leave

From 2021, Finland will significantly increase parental leave.

Jan 15, 2020

Veganism a protected right

Veganism has been deemed a philosophical belief to be protected by law.

Dec 30, 2019

Safeguarding online privacy

From 2020, Californians will gain “unprecedented rights” to control the information tech companies — often unknowingly — gather on them.

Dec 2, 2019

LGBTQ suicide rates fall

Since Sweden and Denmark introduced same-sex marriage, rates of suicide have fallen remarkably in the LGBTQ community.

Nov 3, 2019

Taiwan Pride celebrates marriage vote

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Taipei for the first pride parade since Taiwan legalised gay marriage.

Oct 23, 2019

Human rights for elephants?

In a case that may set a legal precedent, lawyers in New York have argued an elephant should be afforded similar rights to humans.

Oct 11, 2019

Female footy fans score

After more than four decades, women are able to enter football stadiums in Iran.

Oct 3, 2019

Villagers dig in

A group of villagers are standing their ground by refusing to sell their homes to the owners of one of Germany’s biggest surface coal mines.

Aug 24, 2019

Students win mental health days

Students in Oregon, USA, will soon be able to be excused from school for mental health reasons — just as they would for a physical ailment.

Aug 2, 2019

Bulgaria recognises a same-sex marriage

In a landmark case, a court in Bulgaria has recognised same-sex marriage for the first time.

Jul 11, 2019

Rewarding prisoners' good behaviour

In a bid to encourage good behaviour, prisoners in the UK could be given a new raft of rights — including open access to their cells.

Jun 20, 2019

Leading on LGBTQI equality

Iceland has voted unanimously to expand the rights of transgender people and introduce a new gender identity.

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