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USA: battle still on for abortion rights

Regression and resistance both play out as focus shifts to medication abortion

US midterm elections: a temporary respite?

Imminent danger averted in an election that put voting rights and women’s rights on the ballot – but threats continue

Mexico: last state joins the rainbow wave

Same-sex marriage legal throughout Mexico following decision by Tamaulipas state legislature

‘Legal change on LGBTQI+ rights does not bring instant social change’

‘The problem of insecurity is paramount, but it cannot be solved with militarisation’

Mexico: one step closer to justice for the missing 43?

Families of disappeared students make fresh demand for accountability as former attorney general is arrested

‘The Pope didn’t deliver a clear apology to Indigenous people on behalf of the Catholic Church’

‘Indigenous people who are most marginalised experience significant human rights violations’

Abortion rights in the USA: regression against the tide

Against global trend, US Supreme Court ruling eliminates federal protection of abortion rights

Starbucks workers: partners in shared success?

Recent unionisation victories are breathing fresh life into the US labour movement

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