Alleged irregularities in medical procurement in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have exposed vulnerabilities in public purchasing, including suspected price inflation, manipulated tenders and collusion between officials and private suppliers. As political
Children as young as 12 are becoming involved in attacks linked to online communities that glorify mass shootings, celebrate violence and exploit vulnerable young people, according to an assessment by The Soufan Center, which warns that youth involvement in violent
Having failed on multiple occasions to reach consensus with the LTTE, Sri Lanka, finally, during President Mahinda Rajapaksa tenure, launched all-out war. The LTTE
Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth,
At Stanley prison, on the southern edge of Hong Kong Island, Jimmy Lai’s solitary confinement extends far beyond the walls of his cell. According to his family, the 78-year-old is held alone
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Some 1,500 couples have married in a mass wedding organised by the government of Kano State in northern Nigeria, in a programme intended to help people who might otherwise be unable to
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The Chinese government-installed “11th Panchen Lama”, Gyaltsen Norbu, met Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Party Secretary Wang Junzheng on August 3, with the meeting focusing on political loyalty, national unity, religious policy and
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When people hear the word “psychopath”, the image that often comes to mind is that of a serial killer or violent criminal, shaped as much by Hollywood as by psychology. Hannibal Lecter,
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A global debate over how to protect children from the risks of social media is gathering pace, but Japan is resisting the blanket age bans being adopted elsewhere. Instead, the country is
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A court in the US state of New Mexico has ruled that Meta must pay 567 million US dollars over the psychological harm suffered by children, marking a significant development in legal
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An extensive investigation by the Lebanese human rights organisation Legal Agenda, conducted alongside international monitors Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, argues that the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was not
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The lack of adequate and dignified housing has been one of the primary human rights and infrastructure issues faced for decades by the estate community, who are the producers of Sri Lanka’s
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It has been seven years since Article 370 and 35A were read down and the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into the Union Territories of J&K (with a legislature)
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Three decades after more than 270,000 women were sterilised under Peru’s national family planning programme, survivors are still seeking justice, accountability and recognition. As Keiko Fujimori assumes the presidency, victims and human
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UN experts have urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to ensure accountability for the killing of 17 humanitarian workers in the eastern town of Muttur, marking 20 years
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Apple temporarily removed the messaging platform Telegram from its App Store after identifying content that violated its policies on child sexual abuse material, before restoring the application once the offending content was
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The Spanish government has denied allegations that it overlooked intelligence warnings ahead of the mass arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the North African exclave of Ceuta, as authorities continue
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The publication of the first official images of detained former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi since Myanmar’s 2021 military coup has drawn renewed international attention to her prolonged detention, health, and
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The alleged mastermind behind the killings of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three was released from prison just seven weeks before the first murder, triggering intense criticism of Thailand’s
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