Justice

User Voice has established councils in more than 25 prisons to try to create space for solution-focused dialogue between residents and staff

The Inside Stories project matches artists with prisoners. Together, they write and illustrate stories that help dads maintain relationships with their children on the outside

Teaching prisoners creative sewing boosts their employability and self-confidence, say those at Fine Cell Work

Since most of us learn to read and write in the first year or two of school, it feels almost impossible to imagine not being able to. But Angela Cairns, CEO of prisoners reading charity Shannon [...]

In this prison in South Africa, inmates are encouraged to explore meditation and yoga to help them deal with their problems

Erwin James, a double murderer, served 20 years in prison - a spell that he decided he must make meaningful. Now working as a professional journalist, he urges other inmates to try to transform [...]

What if prisons were designed to educate and encourage, rather than simply to punish? In the face of huge challenges, we meet those who are helping inmates find compassion, courage and purpose

War clouds over Korea, terror on the streets... It can feel as though a peaceful world is a receding dream. But a small group of activists scattered across the globe is turning dreams into [...]

After 140 years of negotiation, New Zealand’s parliament has approved a bill recognising the Whanganui river as having the same legal rights as a human being

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced at the weekend that it would not grant a permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, a victory for Native American people and [...]

Thousands of Icelandic women have staged a protest over fair pay, leaving their workplaces early to highlight the country’s 14-18 per cent wage gap between men and women

The official pardon offered posthumously to Alan Turing for his conviction of 'gross indecency' is to be extended to thousands of gay and bisexual men in England and Wales

Agrochemical company Monsanto will be the subject of a ‘moral tribunal’ at The Hague

Recent racial unrest in the US has bloomed into a different kind of protest. ‘Black banking’ is emerging as a tool of empowerment for communities in America, and further afield

Around the world, the dynamic between people and those appointed to keep the peace is often uneasy. Five experts suggest ways forward for better relations between police and the public

The US state of Virginia is among those taking steps to outlaw child marriage, with progress in Africa too

Hundreds of men have shared photos on social media of themselves wearing headscarves to draw attention to Iranian women being forced to cover their hair in public

How a group of women affected by domestic violence and displaced by Colombia's conflict united to build their own city

Despite some 67 million people worldwide earning their living through domestic labour, their working rights have long been overlooked. But things are changing

A recent ruling in Peru may set an important precedent for indigenous land rights disputes, as Ben Whitford finds