Good news this month from Argentina and South Korea- both countries have taken steps to legalise access to abortion. In the UK the tampon tax has been abolished and there is now legal acknowledgement that pollution can cause death.

During our monthly meetings we compile and celebrate the good news human rights stories from across the globe. Here are some of those during the last 5 weeks.

Good news this month from Australia, Saudi Arabia and China.

Good news this month is coming out of Poland, USA and Saudi Arabia after those countries released 5 people. Read more here...

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Mexico's Supreme Court judges unanimously voted to decriminalise abortion... And an Egyptian judge has dropped an investigation into at least six human rights defenders and NGO workers... Read more here:

Sierra Leone's Parliment votes to abolish the death penalty... and three human rights activists are released from Egypt and Congo. Read more here...

Good news from Cuba, Burundi and Saudi Arabia where four human rights activists have been released. Read more here...

Slovenia has become the 13th country in Europe to adopt a consent-based law on rape. Read more here.