SOUTHEAST ASIA

Singapore: belated recognition of LGBTQI+ rights

Sex between men decriminalised – but state moves to block progress on equal marriage

‘Spyware was used to monitor protesters’ online activity’

Rohingya refugees: still far from home

Struggle of the Rohingya people continues six years on from campaign of violence that made them refugees

‘Failure to address torture of political prisoners should trigger a review of trade deals’

‘No free and fair election can take place in the current political environment’

Thailand: king’s critics criminalised

Thailand’s democracy activists are being criminalised for questioning royal power

Philippines: democracy in mourning

Alliance of two autocratic dynasties takes power after glorifying repressive past

‘We fear the democracy those before us fought so hard for will be erased’

‘The Sexual Violence Bill is one step further in claiming the rights of women and children’

Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse