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22/04/2022 – by M. A. Jabbar, Sabine Balk

How Bangladesh's textile industry will change

Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve

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Rule of law

20/04/2022 – by Marva Khan

Pakistan’s new prime minister faces huge challenges

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

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Bangladesh

13/04/2022 – by 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

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Gender relations

01/04/2022 – by Marva Khan

A brief history of rape law in Pakistan

Why Victorian norms still permeate South Asian laws

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Rule of law

31/03/2022 – by Marva Khan

Improving rape victims’ access to the courts

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

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Fatal fires

11/03/2022 – by Rukamanee Maharjan

Up in smoke

Government officials pay too little attention to fire hazards in Nepal

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Fire hazards

09/03/2022 – by 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

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Online news portals

06/03/2022 – by Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Government advertising makes mainstream media vulnerable

Independent news websites have become indispensable in India

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Totalitarian aspirations

03/03/2022 – by Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Modi opponents are called anti-national

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

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Development cooperation

17/02/2022 – by Conrad Schetter, Katja Mielke

In spite of the Taliban, Afghanistan deserves help

To support Afghanistan’s people, international community should restart development cooperation

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Humanitarian crisis

18/01/2022 – by 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

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