Asia News
India: Asian Human Rights Commission questions role of police in crowd control
Dec 2012: 'The overall culture of impunity enjoyed by the police across the country lets the authorities order the police to use brute force. People and police officers get injured in these events...'
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development - WHRD Day Statement
Nov 2012: 'APWLD has noted increasing attacks on women involved in the defence of more equal and just development. Women are often at the forefront...'
Pakistan: 'Culture of Impunity' Means Danger for Journalists - Asian Human Rights Commission
Nov 2012: 'The biggest challenge apart from direct threat to the life of journalists in Pakistan is a culture of impunity.... Journalists often complain about receiving threats, including from the country's intelligence agencies...'
Burma: A conversation with U Nu's daughter - Asian Human Rights Commission
Nov 2012: "Our legal system does not exist at all... Lawyers have to pay bribes to police officers. Corruption has got into everything." Ms. Than Than Nu, the daughter of the first Prime Minister of Burma, Mr. U Nu
Pakistan: Government Must Lead in Ending Terror, says Asian Human Rights Commission
Nov 2012: "The responsibility for allowing the Taliban to exist on Pakistani soil is the non-transferable responsibility of the government of Pakistan...."
Final Push To Strengthen Bride Kidnapping Legislation in Kyrgyzstan
Nov 2012: According to the Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan, about 35–45% of marriages of ethnic Kyrgyz women take place against their will, as a result of bride kidnapping....
Grassroots Help for Women and Children Fleeing Burma
"Nobody wants to be displaced... But because of the circumstance, people have no choice but to leave their home in order to survive, not only for them but also for their children." - Mitos Urgel, executive director of WEAVE.
The Long Fight and Solitude of an Afghan Woman
Nov 2012: By Noorjahan Akbar - "Batool’s ex-husband is a writer and a high official... He had declared that one of Batool’s children did not belong to him. In Afghanistan this is a very serious accusation..."
Kainat Riaz - Shot with Malala - Returns to School
Nov 2012: “I am more serious about pursuing higher education after the incident … Women make up half of our society... Shazia is also recovering fast and will be back soon."
Nepal girls face abuse as domestic workers for school fees
In exchange for school fees, girls from rural areas in Nepal say they suffer abuse while working as domestic laborers.
"Our Daughter Stands for Peace and Education" - Ziauddin Yousufzai
Oct 2012: Malala's father speaks from the hospital, on video - “My daughter is my companion, we are good friends. She corrects me at times and tells me how to do certain things..."
UK: Multi-Faith Vigil for Malala in Birmingham
On Saturday, 20th October, 200 members of the Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Christian communities gathered outside the hospital and held the vigil praying for Malala's speedy recovery....