SOUTH ASIA

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

‘This landmark decision represents significant progress for all LGBTQI+ people’

Pakistan’s civil society feels the pressure

Amid power struggles, protest rights and media freedoms are under attack

‘We’ve held Pride celebrations since 2004; we’re very proud of what we have achieved’

‘They put a black hood over my face and took me to the airport’

‘Without international solidarity and support, our democratic hopes will soon be gone’

Afghanistan: theocracy pushes women to the margins

Islamic Emirate proclaimed in 2021 comes to fruition by completing the exclusion of women from work and education