May 11Prisons you can leave every dayFor 12 hours a day, prisoners in India’s open prisons can leave to go out to work or visit family. In virtually every case, they come back.
Feb 16Exhibition challenges stereotypes of sex workA new art exhibition in London explores the humanity, hypocrisy and — sometimes — humour of the much-maligned sex work industry.
Feb 14NZ takes first step to end conversion therapyNew Zealand has moved to ban conversion therapy, which attempts to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Feb 9Mexico's Sinaloa state bans bullfightingThe Mexican state of Sinaloa has unanimously voted to ban bullfighting in the state, classifying it as animal cruelty.
Dec 27, 2021Garment workers win historic victoryA historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.
Dec 23, 2021Portugal guarantees the ‘right to rest’An amendment to Portugal’s labour code is designed to protect work-life balance by introducing a “right to rest”.
Oct 9, 2021Black women win property rights after divorceFour South African women have successfully overturned a set of archaic marriage laws that denied women equal property rights after divorce.
Aug 30, 2021Taking down the damsWhen the Elwha River dams fell, it followed decades of successful partnerships to support local indigenous tribes to right historic wrongs.
Jun 19, 2021Saving Egyptian women from sextortionMohammed Elyamani is using Facebook to confront those who have for many years been sexually exploiting thousands of women across Egypt.
Mar 15, 2021Solar helps women escape sex-for-fish trapWith her new solar light, a stallholder in Kenya can catch her own fish at night rather than buy from fishermen who only sell fish for sex.
Feb 7, 2021The police don't have to take every callAnother US city is reporting early success with a program that replaces police with health care workers for some emergency calls.
Dec 10, 2020Transgender Christians form their own churchPakistan’s Christian transgenders — often mocked, abused and bullied — have finally found some peace and solace in a church of their own.
Sep 9, 2020Sudan separates church and stateSudan’s transitional government has agreed to separate ‘church and state’, ending three decades of Islamic rule in the North African nation.
Aug 4, 2020Iowa restores ex-prisoner voting rightsIowa’s governor has signed an executive order that automatically reinstates the voting rights of Iowans who have completed their sentences.
Apr 23, 2020Political novices end a state gerrymanderA new independent commission will soon redraw fairer boundaries to correct a flaw that has caused electoral disenfranchisement in Michigan.
Apr 16, 2020Nature is more than just propertyThe 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, 2020A win for women in India's militaryIndia’s Supreme Court has ordered the national government to grant career prospects to women officers on par with men.
Feb 23, 2020Peach is not the only skin colourBellen Woodard never thought a single moment in school would see strangers across the US talking about race and identity and childhood.
Feb 7, 2020Finland boosts parental leaveFrom 2021, Finland will significantly increase parental leave.
Jan 15, 2020Veganism a protected rightVeganism has been deemed a philosophical belief to be protected by law.