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Rule of law
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

Pakistan’s new prime minister faces huge challenges

With swift and decisive action, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ended a constitutional crisis

Bangladesh
Nazma Akter
Marianne Scholte

The price garment workers paid for Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Labour activist Nazma Akter assesses developments in Bangladesh’s textiles factories

Gender relations
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

A brief history of rape law in Pakistan

Why Victorian norms still permeate South Asian laws

Rule of law
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

Improving rape victims’ access to the courts

Pakistan ends shameful practice of virginity testing in prosecution of sexualised violence

Fatal fires
Rukamanee Maharjan

When building regulations are not followed

Government officials pay too little attention to fire hazards in Nepal

Fire hazards
Rukamanee Maharjan

Nepal pays too little attention to fire hazards

Poor enforcement of building codes, inadequate zoning controls and deficient infrastructure add up to significant fire hazards in Nepal

Online news portals
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable

Independent news websites have become indispensable in India

Totalitarian aspirations
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Modi opponents are called anti-national

How Hindu supremacists are spreading hate and distorting public discourse in India

Humanitarian crisis
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

UN calls for massive funding for Afghanistan

In order to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a record amount of $ 4.4 billion for 2022 needs to be raised

Menstruation
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Biological facts every girl must know

A new digital app helps to break the taboo surrounding girls’ menstruation in Pakistan

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy