Pakistan votes to amend rape laws 15 November 2006: Pakistan's national assembly votes to amend the country's strict Sharia laws on rape and adultery. Until now
The human rights catastrophe in Nepal has been a decade in the making. Thousands of people have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have been uprooted. Women have been attacked and
"We have sometimes to take tough decisions—even infringing some of our freedoms"
– Prime Minister AB Vajpayee,
November 11, 2002.
Jails are supposed to be reformatory in nature.
A study of the abuse of human rights and the human spirit in "democratic India" reveals the extent of the problem of lawlessness by the state, which can only become much worse when all of South Asia is taken into account. This review regarding the state of respect for human rights in India, and four
The combination of feudal patriarchy, big business and religious extremism that exists in the Maldives is not only lethal for the future of the country and its people but also
In mid-December, Amnesty International (AI) released a report holding state security forces accountable for the wide use of summary execution, torture and disappearance in the past year; Al also
The generals know they cannot improve the social and economic plight of the Burmese, but they will not let go.
Fourteen years ago, Burma's present junta came into
