A new law that allows parents who experience a reproductive loss, such as miscarriage and stillbirth, to take leave from work will go into effect in California in 2024. The right to utilize reproductive loss leave applies to any person who would have been a parent if the loss had not occurred.
New California law allows employee leave for pregnancy loss Read more
California has just become the fifth state in the US to legalize the composting of human bodies, a planet-friendly alternative to the toxic process of cremation.
California legalizes composting human bodies Read more
El Salvador’s homicide rate in 2021 was 3.1 per day; a precipitous drop from 2015’s homicide rate of 18.2 murders per day. It has continued to drop in 2022.
El Salvador sees unprecedented decline in homicides since 2015 Read more
Capital punishment was “totally abolished” in the oil-rich central African country after the president signed a new penal code.
Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty Read more
Under this new ‘presumed consent’ model, people who do not wish to become organ donors after death must explicitly say so.
Switzerland votes for default organ donations to save more lives in the country Read more
The new 8,600 square-meter park and cemetery is planted with pines and oaks, ready to host 1,500 new, more environmentally-friendly graves.
Barcelona cemetery has a new 100% biodegradable burial area Read more
President Tokayev signed a law on ratification of the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with the purpose of abolishing the death penalty.
Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty Read more
Since 2015, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, the Netherlands, Colombia, Germany, Austria, Portugal, five Australian states, ten American states, and D.C. have legalized assisted dying.
The Australian state’s new laws — which take effect in January 2023 — allow people 18 and older who are expected to die within 12 months, and who meet strict eligibility criteria, to seek medical assistance to end their lives.
Queensland passes historic bill legalizing voluntary assisted dying Read more
The decision to abolish capital punishment is a significant step forward for fundamental human rights in Sierra Leone and will be especially beneficial to women and girls found guilty of murdering an abuser.
Sierra Leone abolishes capital punishment Read more
