SOUTH ASIA

Afghanistan: gender apartheid must be stopped

Persistent acts of internal resistance must be backed by international pressure

‘The TikTok ban signals efforts to control the digital space in the name of national sovereignty’

‘The authorities must guarantee the human rights of Afghan asylum seekers’

‘Media and journalists are under tremendous pressure from the government’

‘We appeal to the international community to share the responsibility of welcoming Afghan refugees’

‘The government is banishing the opposition in the run-up to the election’

Maldives election: what now for civil society?

Shift towards China signalled in presidential race result

‘The legal vulnerability of LGBTQI+ people leads to harassment and discrimination’

‘Calling this a free and fair election would be a betrayal to the people of Maldives’

Nepal’s same-sex marriage breakthrough

Court decision must now be followed by legal change