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Accountability

Bangladesh’s NHRC to Probe Attack on Hindus; Administration Negligence

The Bangladesh NHRC investigation into the riots in Lohagara, where Hindu homes and shops were attacked, will also explore negligence on the part of...

OWSA Staff - 18 July 2022

Accountability

Sri Lanka’s Crisis of Legitimacy

In this period of national trauma, all is not lost to Sri Lanka. The political and economic upheavals may yet usher a renewed commitment...

East Asia Forum - 18 July 2022

Animals and wildlife

Can The Plastic Problem Get More Elephantine Than This?

A new study has documented the extent of plastic ingestion as an emerging threat to endangered Asian Elephants in Uttarakhand. The researchers say that...

OWSA Staff - 18 July 2022

Climate change

Building a Heatwave-Resistant India

Heat waves may have warmed the environment — but India’s response to them remains lukewarm, if not cold. A more sustained and aggressive policy...

East Asia Forum - 17 July 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Gets US$ 500 Million World Bank Financing for Flood Risk Management

The credit will provide a leg up for the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that aims to attain a safe, climate resilient and prosperous delta...

OWSA Contributor - 17 July 2022

Features

Gang Wars Cripple Haiti

A year after Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by armed gangsters, armed gangs are back on the streets and control most of the...

OWSA Contributor - 17 July 2022

Empowerment

Pakistan: Ten Baby Steps by Lawmakers Promise Working Women a Giant Leap

Pakistan’s home-based women workers face some of the most challenging working conditions and remain highly vulnerable to exploitation and discrimination, says a recent World...

OWSA Contributor - 16 July 2022

Empowerment

Women’s Justice in India ‘Enhanced By Female Police’

The increase in domestic incident reports in India was found to be linked to help desks run by female police officers. Help desks found...

SciDevNet - 15 July 2022

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