We tend to treat protecting the individual as distinct from ensuring collective welfare. It’s vital we find a way to do both.
Q&A with Frédéric Martel, author of "Global Gay: How Gay Culture is Changing the World"
Despite a chronic domestic violence problem, a new law has made punishing abusers even harder. Where does Russia go from here?
In attempting to dismantle human rights laws allegedly imposed by Brussels, we may find we need them more than ever
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The Anti-Fake News Act leaves the question of what qualifies as fake news vague and ill-defined.
A Vatican-inspired network known as Agenda Europe is organising to overturn existing laws on divorce, abortion and LGBT rights.
Environmental activists used to enjoy greater freedom than most, but now they are under attack, from Modi’s India to Trump’s America
Dictatorship, invasion and war have placed Iraq’s religious and atheist minorities under mortal threat.
Britain’s approach to incarceration is coming under scrutiny. How did we get into this mess?