Insecurity in Central Asian Region
By: Ali Sajad Mawlaee Hasht-E Subh The Taliban’s transfer of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) forces to the northern provinces of Afghanistan, as agreed upon with Pakistan, […]
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LGBTQ+ community rejoices as Nepal’s Supreme Court allows registration of same-sex marriages
Sapan News LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal are overjoyed after the Supreme Court issued an interim order allowing the registration of same-sex marriages for the […]
Sri Lanka to introduce free visas for SAARC member countries
Photo courtesy – Oleksandr Pidvalnyi / Pexel Sapan News Sri Lanka is planning to introduce free visas for Southasian countries in a bid to increase […]
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns UN Human Rights Chief
© UNOCHA In the West Bank people have been forced to flee their homes. UN News A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied […]
Combating Drought
WFP/Souleymane Ag Anara A woman waters a community garden under a baking sun in Satara, Niger. UN News Just before noon in Satara, a remote […]
Social media’s role in crushing hate speech
The UN’s eight-part UNiting Against Hate podcast series shows how hate speech manifests itself in different parts of the world and how the work of […]
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Photo by David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. UN News There are many dangers […]
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani (file) UN News Following riots and protests across France over the police shooting of […]
The Great Sacrifice
POEM By FARAH TEJANI, B.A. and M.F.A. Omnipotent and Merciful is He,Allah knows what is best,At certain times He choosesTo put us through certain […]
#ManipurBurning: South Asia rights group in Boston calls for restraint in Northeast India
Sapan News When armed attackers burnt down the official residence of Manipur state’s only woman minister in the state capital, Imphal, it added another layer […]