ASIA

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections

Civil society campaigning achieves forced labour victory in Uzbekistan

Seventeen years of advocacy and activism leads to the end of state-imposed forced and child labour in country’s cotton industry

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The hijab ban is just another tool used by right-wing politicians to remain in power’

‘Our fight for accountability has become a thousand times harder under the Taliban’

‘Advocacy for labour and human rights is a marathon, not a sprint’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Sri Lanka: economic meltdown sparks mass protests

Protest movement demands an end to unaccountable presidential power

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The ongoing protests have put the government on the defensive’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘By peacefully protesting, we hope to protect our democracy’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Education is our basic right, it’s an Islamic right, it’s a human right’

Afghanistan: back to school?

Against all odds, Afghan women and girls mobilise for their right to education