Disputed lands, contested rights
Nearly 30 years after the Philippines passed the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), indigenous communities in the Southeast Asian country ...
Nearly 30 years after the Philippines passed the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), indigenous communities in the Southeast Asian country ...
Vital programs in the Philippines face closures, highlighting the precarious conditions of marginalized communities as the United States cuts life-saving ...
New Delhi is said to look more kindly toward Afghan refugees compared to other groups, but members of the Afghan ...
Amnesty International's newly released report – an offshoot of its first child and youth-led research project, dubbed RightUp, launched in ...
Many sex workers in Nepal have found more freedom and control in cyber sex work, but image-based sexual abuse plus ...
Branded by Indian authorities as “illegal migrants” who also allegedly pose a national security threat, Rohingya refugees now fear the ...
Lebanon’s domestic workers, trapped in the restrictive Kafala system, endure grueling hours and isolation. But on the cricket field, they ...
In Narendra Modi’s India, members of the country’s Christian minority are coming under attack for allegedly violating state anti-conversion laws.
In its new report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan details the extent of violations of Freedom of religion or ...
Six months into his presidency, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has expanded military influence across the government, raising deep concerns among...
Read moreThe 2025 World Press Freedom Index paints a bleak picture of press freedom in the region, with declines in economic...
Read moreMyanmar’s junta and its armed local affiliates are keeping the country’s scam centers in business in the midst of a...
Read moreSaigon falls, the United States withdraws, and the country reunifies. But divisions remain and a peace beyond the end of...
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