Canada has introduced stronger legal protections for victims of gender-based and intimate partner violence, with new laws making femicide first-degree murder and expanding safeguards for survivors across the country.
Australia has passed sweeping reforms to its environment laws, introducing the nation’s first independent regulator and stronger safeguards for forests, wildlife, and water.
Colombia's congress has voted to change a law that allows minors to get married.
New Zealand will no longer export live animals overseas after passing a bill in 2021 that is now officially in effect.
A new United States study found that there is public support for second-look sentencing - particularly for incarcerated individuals who committed a crime when young.
Since 1991, the number of working poor - employed people who live on less than $1.90 per day, which is considered to be the international poverty line - has decreased substantially.
The percentage of children classified as 'severely deprived' has decreased in Europe - providing evidence that the 2015 Child Guarantee National Action Plan is working across most Member States.
Scotland reports its lowest level of overall crime in a 12-month period since 1974.
