ASIA

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

‘International support to civil society must come with understanding of our context’

‘The government makes decisions without proper consultation’