Natalia Koper
Contributor
N’we Jinan is a Canadian record label that gives First Nations students their voice back by allowing them to create their own music in mobile recording studios.
A bill to liberalise abortion law and partially remove restrictions imposed by Poland’s abortion ban was rejected by its parliament. Instead, it voted to continue working on a proposal to further limit women’s reproductive rights.
The Time Person of the Year 2017 title goes to the online #MeToo movement that has encouraged millions to share their stories of sexual violence. The magazine highlights the stories of exceptional “silence breakers”.
Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem, considered holy by three religions, as Israel’s capital has met with a widespread backlash from the rest of the world. Why it’s so controversial.
The global gender gap or index has widened, the 2017 World Economic Forum report shows. In view of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we analyse how these phenomena are sadly related.
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that sex with an underage bride is rape. This strikes down a loophole whereby intercourse with a girl as young 15 was legal within a marriage.
Illegal gold miners reportedly killed about a dozen members of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Some have accused the government of failing to protect such groups.
A leaked climate change report authored by 13 federal agencies demonstrates that climate change is caused by human activity and isn’t just a phase. Will Trump approve it?
The last few days have seen the deepening of tensions in Venezuela, with the dismissal of chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega and rebels attacking an army base. The key facts of the Venezuelan constitutional crisis.
President Duda says he’ll veto a contentious judicial reform in Poland that would have threatened courts’ independence. His decision comes after thousands take to the streets in protest.
Maya women in Guatemala have taken legal action to defend huipiles, their traditional textiles, against mass-produced versions. This could set a precedent for the protection of collective intellectual property rights.
