EU criticised over surveillance aid in nations where privacy at risk
European Union aid money might be helping non-member states to spy on their citizen, Privacy International warns
Guatemala ends rescue operation after landslide, village to be abandoned
Torrential rain from Storm Eta ripped down parts of a mountainside above the village of Queja, where scores of people are missing and presumed dead
Anti-trafficking groups urge Biden to focus on labor abuses
U.S President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to enact immigration policies that protect survivors and to tackle labor trafficking
Biden win puts 1.5C global warming limit back within reach
Scientists say that, if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers his plan to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050, the world will once again have a chance of keeping climate change in check
Norway outlaws hate speech against trans people
The penal code in Norway was expanded, having covered gay and lesbian people since 1981
Hungary government proposes constitutional amendment mandating Christian gender roles
Hungary's justice minister has said children must have an upbringing based on "Christian culture", based on marriage between a man and a woman
Biden win seen as 'turning point' for affordable housing
President-elect Biden's platform includes major focus on discriminatory policies
Slaves rescued from illegal gold mine run by blacklisted Brazilian
Discovery of dozens more victims of known slavemaster highlights the challenges in ending such rights abuses, say Brazil authorities
England FA chairman Clarke quits after 'coloured footballers' remark
Greg Clarke is standing down after making a series of inappropriate comments about racial and sexual minorities
British artist Hambling sparks furore with nude monument to feminist icon
Critics lambast artist Maggi Hambling for celebrating feminist pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft with a nude