ASIA

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

Turkmenistan: tyranny mutates into dynasty

Ritualistic election enthrones president’s son – but his father retains power behind the throne