A new freedom of speech law came into force in the UK on Friday, which looks to protect free speech in universities. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, which received formal approval (or “royal assent”) in May 2023, aims to protect academic freedom. The law specifically focuses on the freedom to “question received [...]

A new report by the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls released Tuesday has warned that the disproportionate care burden on women is a barrier to their advancement in society. The report calls for care work to be recognized, reallocated and remunerated through public investment and structural reform. Though highly valuable, care [...]

Provisional new rules agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council will increase transparency for EU political party funding, cut red tape, and protect against foreign interference, the bloc said Tuesday. The new rules are particularly concerned with safeguarding against foreign interference in EU institutions. To be formally recognized and granted funding, European political parties [...]

UK members of parliament (MPs) will vote on decriminalizing abortion on June 17, after an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was tabled by Labour MPs. The bill would remove the threat of prosecution for women who seek an abortion without medical approval. Under current laws, abortion is a criminal offense in England and [...]

The UK government announced on Monday that it plans to scrap a Georgian-era law that made “rough sleeping” a criminal offense. The official statement promised to abolish the 200-year-old statute by spring of next year. “We are drawing a line under nearly two centuries of injustice towards some of the most vulnerable in society,” Deputy [...]