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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Pager sabotage heralds a new age of war

The detonation of thousands of two-way radios and pagers across Lebanon heralds a new age of warfare where everyday objects can be weaponised.

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Did exploding pagers break international law?

The attack on Hezbollah’s communications network has enormously damaged the group, but was the attack, believed to be by Israel, legal under international law?

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This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

The right to a healthy environment is being used to challenge government policies on climate change, logging and mining. The global south is leading the way.

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Can the global backlash against human rights be stopped?

Respect for human rights has declined over two decades. But despite a backlash against the international legal order, some players are driving positive change.

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Expanding refugee protection for a changing climate

Current refugee and human rights law principles still apply when climate change and disasters amplify the risk of displacement.

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Refugees in transit flee one crisis for another

Rohingya who sought refuge in Bangladesh are boarding boats to Indonesia. But with a new destination comes new challenges.

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Another year, another record number of refugees

World Refugee Day comes as global displacement reaches a new high.

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In trying to curb migration, the EU risks a human rights issue

New policy has been brought in after EU asylum applications hit a seven-year high, but some warn it has ‘devastating implications’.

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International law takes centre stage of global politics

From Gaza to Ukraine to the South China Sea, international law institutions such as the ICJ and ICC are in a new era of importance.

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Why ICC warrant against Netanyahu has baffled the West

A US politician allegedly said the ICC was ‘built for Africa and thugs like Putin’ and in a way they were right. That might now be finally changing.

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Gaza war no failure of international law

Action from the world’s top courts against Israel and Hamas leaders proves we are in a new age of increased relevance for international law.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Pager sabotage heralds a new age of war

Did exploding pagers break international law?

This ‘new’ human right offers hope to climate activists

Can the global backlash against human rights be stopped?

Expanding refugee protection for a changing climate

Refugees in transit flee one crisis for another

Another year, another record number of refugees

In trying to curb migration, the EU risks a human rights issue

International law takes centre stage of global politics

Why ICC warrant against Netanyahu has baffled the West

Gaza war no failure of international law

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