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Bangladesh
Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
Eminent citizens from all walks of life feel that successive constitutional amendments have been made for political, personal gains since the country’s constitution came...
Diversity
What Does it take to Build a Culture of Equality and Inclusion at the UN?
This work has also highlighted that whilst the organisational is personal, so too the personal is often dependent on the organisational. Engaging with intersectional...
Empowerment
Swat Women Won’t Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time
Instead of giving the women what the TTP promised, they took away their right to life altogether. They were forced to give up jobs...
Human rights
Government Indifference Deprives the Trafficked of Compensation
The common thread that connects all victims of trafficking is poverty and lack of awareness. Poverty and unemployment drive people to migrate in search...
Democracy
India Among 42 Nations Censured by UN for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists, Journalists
The United Nations has singled out 42 countries for condemnation for retaliating against human rights activists and journalists. SouthAsian countries figuring among the 42...
Climate change
Egypt Urged to Ensure Civil Society’s Full Participation in COP27 Climate Summit
Civil society activists are concerned about a lack of information and transparent accreditation criteria for Egyptian NGOs, a coordinated increase in hotel tariffs, undue...
Freedom of speech and expression
Pakistan’s Transgender Legislation in the Line of Fire
To rule out “real from fake” transgender people, Senator Mushtaq Ahmed’s bill has recommended constituting a gender reassignment medical board in every district, which...
Asia Pacific
World Leaders Condemn Attack on Childcare Centre in Thailand
The attacker, a former police officer, killed himself following a major police operation to hunt him down after he attacked the nursery.
An attack on...
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Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
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Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
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