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Governance
UN’s Guterres Must be Visibly Proactive as Peacemaker in Ukraine
Briefing reporters on Ukraine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”. He added “we...
Accountability
Disproportionate military crackdowns in Myanmar
The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, said that Myanmar's military forces are committing human rights violations with the impunity that they perpetrated four years ago...
Afghanistan
Taliban Resurrect Gender Segregation in Public Places
Immediately upon taking power, the Taliban ordered that women need not to return to work. They have enforced strict segregation in universities, government offices...
Environment
Ukraine war costs now exceeding US $100 billion in infrastructure damage
If the war deepens and protracts further, up to 90 per cent of the population of Ukraine could be facing poverty and vulnerability to...
Asia Pacific
Pandemic Pushes SDGs Further out of Reach of Asia and the Pacific
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a...
Accreditation
‘Responsible investment’ fuels Myanmar junta, claim rights groups
Big corporations with financial stakes running into billions of dollars are closely tied to Myanmar’s military junta, says a financial investigation by rights groups.
An...
Civil society
Is the Indian police reform-able?
Police officers have often spoken of the need for independence from the political bosses and that police reforms are the only way to go...
COVID-19
Tribal women: Enveloped by TRIPS, the Pandemic, and a History of Neglect
Gender inequality is a perverse form of discrimination which undermines women’s identity and agency and deprives them of their rights. This extends to women,...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures...
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