ASIA

‘The ruling military junta uses fear as a domination tool’

China: UN report leaves no room to hide

New Human Rights Commissioner faces early test of holding China to account

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Pakistan: the lethal impacts of climate change

Response to catastrophic floods hindered by political short-sightedness, state ineffectiveness and insufficient global funding

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

India: outrage as gang rapists walk free

Case exemplifies systematic denial of Indian women’s rights and multiple layers of exclusion faced by Muslim women

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’

‘Links between politics and the religious right have impeded progress on LGBTQI+ rights’

Japan: still an outlier on marriage equality

A blow for LGBTQI+ rights as court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

‘Civil society made a lot of efforts to stop Japan financing the Matarbari project’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Sri Lanka: change falls short of protest demands

New president extends state of emergency and amps up protest repression