Human rights
Middle East & Africa
America concludes genocide has been committed in Sudan—again
The move highlights the magnitude of Sudan’s civil war but does little to end it
International
Why warriors should welcome laws of war
Lessons from a 17th-century thinker on preventing crimes against humanity
United States
A big transgender-rights case heads to America’s Supreme Court
The justices take on paediatric gender medicine
Britain
Britain’s Supreme Court considers what a woman is
At last. Britons had been wondering what those 34m people who are not men might be
United States in 2025
What will happen with abortion rights now in America?
The fight looks set to shift from political to legal arenas
United States
Florida is the first state to reject an abortion-rights measure
Even though a majority voted for it
By Invitation
Philippe Lazzarini says the blows to humanitarian law in Gaza harm us all
The head of UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinians, warns the world not to look away
Europe
Poland’s ruling coalition divides over women’s rights
Donald Tusk has failed to keep his promises on abortion laws