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Air

UN Warns World Will Breach 1.5°C Climate Limit Within Years, Urges Path to Limit and Reverse Overshoot

Every fraction of a degree and every year avoided above 1.5°C matters for lives, ecosystems, economies and the feasibility of recovery.

OWSA Staff - 2 September 2026

Civil society

Women Arrive in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.

OWSA Staff - 1 September 2026

Bangladesh

HRW Calls on Bangladesh to End Indefinite Detention of Awami League Figures

HRW called on the authorities to investigate prison deaths, respect the presumption of innocence and uphold fair-trial rights.

OWSA Contributor - 24 August 2026

Employment

Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.

OWSA Contributor - 14 August 2026

Civil society

Sri Lanka’s Prisons Erupt Again: From Negombo Bloodbath to Multi-Jail Unrest

Rights advocates, the Human Rights Commission and independent observers argue that expanding walls alone is insufficient.

OWSA Contributor - 13 August 2026

Accountability

Sri Lanka: Proposed NGO Law Sparks Alarm Over Civic Freedoms

The question is whether the solution lies in expanding state powers so extensively that the line between regulation and control disappears.

OWSA Contributor - 12 August 2026

Civil society

Pakistan: Balochistan’s Press Under Siege; PECA as a Tool of Control

In Balochistan the pressures are layered: state agencies, political and tribal elites, and non-state armed groups – all exert influence.

OWSA Contributor - 11 August 2026

Accountability

Pakistan: Report Exposes Forced Conversions Targeting Girls Averaging Just 12 Years Old

For minority Christian families in Punjab’s industrial towns and rural districts, the fear is immediate and daily.

OWSA Contributor - 6 August 2026

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Climate change9 November 2026

Climate Off the Charts: UN Warns ‘Supersized’ El Niño Will Propel Record Global Heating and Disasters Into 2027

The complete and peer-reviewed State of the Global Climate 2026 report will be officially presented in March 2027, incorporating verified input from dozens of national meteorological and hydrological agencies worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence9 November 2026

Sri Lanka Moves to Speed Up Police Clearances for ICT Talent Seeking Global Contracts

Sri Lanka’s technology professionals operate in a global marketplace where speed and reliability of supporting documentation can decide outcomes.

Climate change9 November 2026

Global South Communities Demand Fossil Fuel Giants Pay for Climate Damage Ahead of COP31

The statement crystallises a simple principle: climate justice is not charity. It is accountability. Communities in Sri Lanka still recovering from Ditwah, Pacific Island nations facing existential sea-level rise, African farmers confronting prolonged droughts and South Asian workers enduring extreme heat are not asking for handouts.