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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...
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...
Accountability
Cambodia: Un-Backed Tribunal Ends with Conviction Upheld for Last Living Khmer Rouge Leader
A former head of State, Samphan had appealed his conviction in what is expected to be the court’s final judgement. The court upheld his...
Accountability
Myanmar: From Bad to Worse, to Horrific
The expert presented a grim assessment of 1.3 million displaced people; 28,000 destroyed homes; more than 13,000 children killed; a looming food crisis; and...
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...
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...
Asia Pacific
China Must Address Grave Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang, Say Rights Experts
The statement of the 40 independent experts comes in the wake of the recent publication of a long-awaited report by the UN human rights...
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian mountain peaks, the Earth’s ‘Third Pole,’ in light of devastating...
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...
The Best Climate News You May Not Have Heard About
The Montreal Protocol — designed to save the ozone layer — is also averting a dangerous amount of global...
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian...
Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
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