カテゴリー: Global development
Rape and murder of woman in 2012 shocked India and brought protesters out on to the streetsA death warrant has been issued for the four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi, which galvanised protests across …
Floods in the Indonesian capital have left more than 40 people dead and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. The worst monsoon rains in more than a decade deluged Jakarta, and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighbourhoods. Jakarta is the…
Menus in sign language and jobs for the hearing impaired are challenging discrimination against those with disabilitiesIt’s not just the bright yellow walls that make the Abey Khao cafe in Islamabad’s Mughal Market stand out. The menu is in sign langua…
From Bangladesh to Britain, blanket exposure to promotional material for unhealthy foods is encouraging children to eat badly, new research claimsNepalese schoolgirl Prasiddhika Shrestha is holding up a video camera at her aunt’s house, filming her cou…
Teresa Xu says doctor told her to hurry up and get married before having childrenAt the end of last year, Teresa Xu visited a hospital in Beijing to discuss options for freezing her eggs. The doctor said she could not help Xu, a single woman, because i…
The Bangladeshi government is making life hard for young people trying to document levels of hardship in the world’s largest refugee settlementFor Azimul Hassan, 19, life before he entered the world’s largest refugee settlement was always busy.He would…
While heavy snow makes life unbearable for migrants, a dangerous nightly ‘game’ has led to alleged assault and injuryPhotography by Alessio MamoIn a room in the intensive therapy unit of a hospital in the port city of Rijeka, Croatia, Farouk fights for…
With fewer than two psychiatrists for every 100,000 people, experts are seeking innovative solutions to address the emergencyOn a sunny morning at Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, 600 people wait patiently in the outpatient department. For many, the journey t…
Humanitarian agencies say Rohingya people displaced by violence in Rakhine state are forced to live in squalid conditionsThe UK has broken ranks with the UN and will keep funding “closed” Rohingya camps inside Myanmar despite fears that doing so may en…
Police apprehend brother-in-law of Parwati Budha Rawat after 21-year-old is found dead in windowless hut in Accham districtA 21-year-old woman has died after spending three nights in an outdoor “period hut”, prompting police in Nepal to make their firs…
Japanese prime minister among those to pay tribute after Tetsu Nakamura is killed in deadly ambush on carThe head of a Japanese aid agency and five other people have been killed in an ambush in eastern AfghanistanAmong the victims was Tetsu Nakamura, 7…
With rape and domestic abuse endemic in the lawless refugee camp, safe spaces have been set up to help the women affectedIn a small, dark hut within the world’s largest refugee settlement, a fan hums quietly as Faizal speaks. He says that last month hi…
Rising temperatures linked to outbreaks of dengue fever high in the Kathmandu Valley, experts say•Global heating behind record number of cases of the diseaseLilawati Awasthi is used to the risks that come from living in a remote mountainous district in…
Human rights defenders alleged that teachers and social workers were involved in abuse of more than 500 boysTwo people have been detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services after they exposed a paedophile ring operating in some of the country’s sch…
A team of volunteer paralegals are fighting to stop Indians without proof of citizenship being sent to detention campsWhen she was one, Suro Devi was rescued by a sewer cleaner from a rubbish dump in Assam, northeast India. When the state of Assam star…