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Since 1975, Māori have been able to reclaim land through a tribunal – but its reach is limited and now they are exploring other optionsTwo years ago, a small pocket of land three kilometres from Auckland’s international airport became the most prominen…
At least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is growing to finally end the medieval customAisuluu was returning home after spending the afternoon with her aunt in the village of At-Bashy, not …
Athens calls for a united response, as refugees already in Lesbos hope their asylum claims will now be reconsideredGreek officials have said that Greece will not become a “gateway” to Europe for Afghan asylum seekers and have called for a united respon…
As horror stories emerge from areas that have fallen to the Islamist militants, women living alone fear they have no route of escapeThere’s an old saying in Afghanistan that encapsulates the country’s views on divorce: “A woman only leaves her father’s…
Nuthalapati Ramana issues extraordinary rebuke over ‘custodial torture and other police atrocities’In an extraordinary rebuke over police brutality, India’s chief justice has said the most dangerous places in the country for threats to human rights are…
Analysis: Proof of vaccination is nothing new and any requirement that people use a ‘health pass’ will involve balancing various rightsWith greater numbers of people being vaccinated and countries looking to reopen borders safely, the introduction of s…
India’s only all-women news organisation is the subject of an award-winning documentary. The film-makers explain their inspiring courage and energyA woman explains how a group of four men repeatedly broke into her house and raped her; six times so far….
Non-binding resolution also calls for governments to impose further sanctions on China as tensions riseThe European parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on diplomatic officials to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in respons…
Raoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks on women and sexual assaultMuch is being made of comments by Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on the observance of purdah in Islam and h…
Key figure in 2019 anti-government protests was imprisoned for more than six months under national security law imposed by mainland ChinaThe Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow has been released from jail after serving more than six months for tak…
Despite new laws to combat the problem, a rape is reported every 15 minutes, leaving victims and families crying out for justiceIt was a historic day for women in India. Mamata Banerjee and her party won a spectacular election victory in West Bengal, d…
Rights groups said LDP deserved ‘gold medal for homophobia’ after comments over discrimination billJapan’s ruling party has been accused of violating the Olympic charter after it failed to approve a bill to protect the rights of the LGBT community, dur…
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