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30th July - World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

This year the focus is on the first responders to human trafficking: the people who work in different sectors – identifying, supporting, counselling and seeking justice for victims of trafficking and challenging the impunity of the traffickers. Read more and watch here.

My generation faced racism on the pitch, terraces and streets. Today it’s 24/7 digital onslaughts

Jess Carter’s decision to step away from her social media accounts highlighted the vulnerability female footballers face – we must have zero tolerance for these abuses, writes Paul Elliott CBE, who was the first Black captain in the Premier League and who sits on UEFA's human rights board. Read more here.

Lionesses star Keira Walsh speaks ahead of Euro 2025 final

On Sunday, England's Lionesses meet Spain in the final of the Women's Euros. One of their stars, Kiera Walsh, speaks in a press conference. Watch here.

Students feel 'let down' by mental health support - but should it really be up to universities?

Joe McFadden discusses the upsurge in reported mental health issues among university students. Read more here. 

Disability golf champion calls for Paralympic nod

Golf returned to the Olympics at the 2016 Rio Games after a 112-year absence. The sport has never been included in the Paralympics despite calls from players. Read more here.

Paralympian praised for tackling disability stigma

Meanwhile, paralympic swimmer Jessica-Jane Applegate has been praised for "helping to lift the cloud of limitation around disability" by the president of World Athletics. Read more here.

US researcher praises Scotland's LGBT-inclusive education

Darek Ciszek, a Social Science and Comparative Education researcher at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been studying the development and impact of LGBT-inclusive education in Scottish schools. Read more here.

Gender disparity among Glasgow teachers revealed in new FOI

Meanwhile, Scotland’s largest trade union has said teaching should be “more inclusive and attractive” to people of all genders, as it emerged less than 10% of Glasgow teachers were male. Read more here.

Australia pressed Tony Blair to avoid meeting ‘troublemaker’ 1999 Indigenous delegation, archives reveal

Representatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead ‘diary problems’. Read more here.

Conversion therapy: First British person paid damages by church for exorcism of ‘gay demons’

A man has been paid compensation for an exorcism which attempted to rid him of ‘gay demons' in what is believed to be the first legal settlement of its kind in the UK. Read more here.