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Religion

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...

OWSA Contributor - 7 November 2022

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...

Inter Press Service - 31 October 2022

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...

OWSA Contributor - 10 October 2022

Empowerment

Iran Convicts LBGTQ+ Activists for ‘Corruption on Earth’

Human rights experts have expressed concerns to the Iranian Government that the two women may have been arbitrarily detained, ill-treated, and prosecuted on the...

OWSA Contributor - 30 September 2022

Asia Pacific

Hijab Rules Must Go, Says UN Human Rights Office

The death of a young woman in the custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’ has led to protests across the country. The government has come...

OWSA Contributor - 22 September 2022

Democracy

Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws – in the Name of Religious Freedom

A delegation of human rights and religious freedom advocates is visiting the United Nations this week to increase support among UN Member States for...

Inter Press Service - 20 September 2022

Human rights

Killings, Abductions Fuel Fear of Taliban Return in North-West Pakistan

Swat was ruled unlawfully by Tehreek Taliban Pakistan from 2007 to 2010, when its militants were evicted through a military operation. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one...

OWSA Contributor - 15 September 2022

Asia Pacific