War and the prize: how some Nobel laureates turn away from peace
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates to disappoint many of those who once applauded her, and probably won't…
Genocide of Rohingya Muslims
Persecution of the poor and marginalised Rohingya Muslims at the hands of Buddhist majority in Myanmar has a long history, but since 2012, they are victims of the state-backed genocide.…
Crowded BD revives plan to settle Rohingya on isolated island
Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest and most crowded nations, plans to go ahead with work to develop an isolated, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house…
The Belarus crisis
As Belarus and Poland argue inexorably and play the blame game, it is obvious that the real victims of the Poland-Belarus border crisis are the more than 2000 migrants stuck…
Human rights in 2021
The year 2021 began with families of slain Hazara miners refusing to bury their loved ones unless PM Imran Khan visited them. Their peaceful protest was called an act of…
Asian and Pacific countries
Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and a significant milestone in realizing human rights and equality. However,…
Climate crisis
In the run-up to COP26, much of the conversation has dealt with predictions about the future and forthcoming pledges for more decisive action: carbon neutral by 2030, net zero by…
The abandoned Rohingya
The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority in Myanmar. Descendants of Arab traders, these people have a distinct language and different cultures from the Buddhist community. In 1982, the Myanmar…
Taliban, women and children
As the Taliban overtook Kabul and now-former president Ashraf Ghani fled the country, Afghanistan stands to face its most urgent humanitarian crisis in two decades. More than 80 percent of…
Bend it like…
ETHNICITY is the underside of nationality. No one is more acutely aware of this than political refugees — persons who turn their backs on their own country only to discover…
