Format: Explainers

Ahead of International Women's Day, here's how women's rights campaigners want to criminalise oppression from Afghanistan to Iran

Digital rights groups fear a rise in global internet shutdowns in 2024 could threaten fundamental rights in a super-election year

France is on track to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with backing for the pioneering step galvanised by US rollback

With protests by farmers raging from Germany to Greece, EU policymakers have agreed concessions on long-standing environmental goals

Clean air seems like a no-brainer benefit but across Europe restrictions on polluting cars have sparked anger and protests

Laws are lagging behind the proliferation of deepfake porn, leaving affected women, like Taylor Swift, with few options for justice

Sexual assault allegations and rampant financial crime raise fears of new virtual Wild West

Energy efficiency has been recognised as a key piece of the net-zero puzzle but faster uptake of existing technologies is needed

Deforestation has slowed in the Amazon, but concern is growing about losses in the Cerrado savannah as farmers seek new land

As governments agree to move away from coal, oil and gas for energy, countries and workers who depend on them will need support to go green