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Deflagging of refugee rescue ship a 'dark moment' for Europe
Report by Human Rights at Sea says revoking of Aquarius’s flag sets a precedent for states to ignore international humanitarian law
Amnesty International has toxic working culture, report finds
Review describes bullying, public humiliation, discrimination and abuses of power at human rights group
Industrial fishing ushers the albatross closer to extinction, say researchers
Satellite data suggests protection measures are being ignored as huge fishing lines snare endangered seabirds
Diving force: experts join forces to save the world's coral reefs
Specialist diving group teams up with British conservation charity to lower impact of scuba tourism on threatened reefs
One-third of UK arms sales go to states on human rights watchlist, say analysts
Figures show that since 2008 Britain has sold weaponry worth £12bn to countries about which government has serious concerns
Hague hails 'tremendous start' to sexual violence scheme set up with Jolie
Former foreign secretary says critics ignore ‘enormous progress’ made since since 2014 launch
‘US is moving backwards’: female genital mutilation ruling a blow to girls at risk
Campaigners say ruling will affect tens of thousands of girls, and could turn the 23 US states that do not have anti-FGM laws into ‘destination states’ for cutting
'I can't breathe': older women do double the unpaid work of men, says study
Study of 31 countries finds women over 60 undertake domestic and care work spanning up to to seven hours a day
World Bank pulls $300m Tanzania loan over pregnant schoolgirl ban
Policy that denies schooling to young mothers cited among key reasons for withdrawing education fund
Act now or a billion young Africans will be undone by 2050 – Mandela widow
Graça Machel warns ‘toxic combination’ of poor nutrition and lack of education pose major threat to future peace and prosperity
Penny Mordaunt confronted on stage by protester over failings on aid sex abuse
Development secretary allows demonstrator to address audience at event called in response to Oxfam scandal
Drug trafficking at sea is devastating island states, ministers say
Ministers of island states call for help in tackling organised crime in the fishing industry, which they say is harming both the environment and human rights
Strict parents and social stigma limit mobile use for girls in poor countries
Online safety and digital literacy compromised by challenges teenage girls face in accessing mobile technology, finds study
Paloma Faith: 'Theresa May is criticised all the time because she's a woman'
Singer campaigning for gender equality contrasts ridicule of May’s dancing with positive reaction to Tony Blair’s taste for rock music
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Paloma Faith: 'Theresa May is criticised all the time because she's a woman. I'm not worried about her dancing, I'm worried about her policies"
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Penny Mordaunt's planned shake-up of aid rules condemned as 'big risk'
Experts decry proposals that would allow profits from private sector arm of DfID to count towards 0.7% annual aid spend
Huge rise in US plastic waste shipments to poor countries following China ban
Beijing’s crackdown on foreign waste prompts redirection of US recycling to developing countries in south-east Asia
‘Without drug traffickers, we’d have peace’: Colombian villagers flee new killings
Two years after the end of the guerrilla war that killed 220,000, other players have moved in on the drugs trade, with poor local children now being bribed to take up arms
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‘Without drug traffickers, we’d have peace’: Colombian villagers flee new killings
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Starvation: a weapon of war that could kill 590,000 children by the end of 2018
Save the Children says two thirds of infants in conflict zones are not being treated for life-threatening hunger
Absence of Mediterranean rescue boats prompts death toll warning
Exclusive: There have been no migrant rescue boats at sea since 26 August - the longest period since operations began in 2015
Global hunger levels rising due to extreme weather, UN warns
Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause