Tag: Human rights
Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas
The number of Islamic schools has grown across Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021
Philippine Supreme Court allows Maria Ressa to travel abroad
Maria Ressa will be traveling to Canada, France, South Korea, and the United States of America
Dawn school trial for drowsy teens draws outcry in Indonesia
Teens in their school uniforms are now walking down dark streets or waiting for motorcycle taxis to get to school on time
Photos: Philippine urban poor settlers lose homes to development
The residents pleaded to authorities and tried to set up barricades to no avail as demolition teams entered the community
Women’s march for equality and justice
What is needed is not only belief in the rights of women and children but action for a change of mind and heart among men and women
Tibetans in India’s Ladakh region celebrate New Year
The event celebrates what Tibetan Buddhists believe was the Buddha’s revealing of miraculous powers on the first 15 days of that month
Philippines urged to compensate WWII sex slave survivors
During World War II, up to 200,000 women across Asia including the Philippines were forced to work in Japanese military brothels
Thousands of women rally in Pakistan despite legal hurdles
Videos posted on social media showed several police officers baton charging participants as they tried to join the demonstration
Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world,’ says UN mission
Authorities have removed women from all but essential government jobs, or are paying them a fraction of their former salary to stay at home
Photos: Women’s Day observance in the Philippines
Women’s groups in the Philippine capital mark International Women’s Day with activities calling attention to the plight of Filipino women
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