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Jordanian security services are abducting, harassing and ‘outing’ LGBTQ+ people, activists say, despite repeal of anti-gay lawsJordanian secret police have been accused of intimidating gay people by “outing” them to their families and of forcing the cl…
Sociologist made it his mission to install more than 1m toilets after being horrified by the work of manual scavengersFrom the moment he reached adulthood until his death on Tuesday at 80, Bindeshwar Pathak poured his life and energy into making India …
Up to 17,000 more children a day lack food, Save the Children say, as global indifference to humanitarian crisis condemned as ‘racist’The past four months of fighting in Sudan has pushed millions into food insecurity – with an additional 1.5 million ch…
Indian Medical Association says that testing is substandard in the manufacture of generic medicines with ‘no guarantee of quality’Indian doctors have been told they can no longer prescribe branded drugs for their patients, provoking vehement protest fr…
Nairobi MPs say findings could have implications for the defence deal that allows UK troops to train in the countryThe Kenyan government has launched an inquiry into allegations of abuse by the British army, which MPs say could have implications for th…
Two years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their workHungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and policeNearly 4,000 prosecutors and l…
Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification presidentThe world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target, the president of the UN’s desertification …
Predicted increase in crossings over next few days prompts plea for contractor staff at Manston asylum centre in KentUK politics live – latest updatesThe Home Office is preparing for a large number of small boat arrivals over the next few days and has …
Campaigners say efforts to stamp out custom of banishing girls and women during menstruation have been set back by CovidA 16-year-old girl from Nepal has died as a result of the illegal practice of chhaupadi, where menstruating women are forced to stay…
The pandemic, cost-of-living crisis and the climate emergency are influencing responses to the largest-ever survey of young peopleGetting a good education and a job are the top priorities for 10 to 24-year-olds, according to the preliminary results of …