BANGKOK - In an uneven year for democracy and rights globally the Asia-Pacific region saw some encouraging signs Human Rights ...

In February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup ... A name, contact number, venue and time. She put on a pink dress and checked that her purse had condoms. That night, she earned ...

Relatives of released prisoners await their loved ones outside prison after the country's junta government announced it would ...

I was sworn to secrecy about its location. From radio intercepts, the staff know the Myanmar regime is trying to destroy the facility. I dress in scrubs and join them inside the operating theatre.

Meeting pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall he recalled the millions of children exposed to dangerous activities despite their young ...

The Holy Father told groups of pilgrims attending his Jan. 15 general audience that they should be aware that millions of ...

Pope Francis renewed his calls for peace on Sunday during the Angelus prayer. Speaking to the thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter's Square, he asked them to pray for those affected by conflicts ...

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday slammed the Congress and their two Lok Sabha Members from the state for ...

Hundreds of thousands of children are subjected to dangerous working conditions, sex trafficking, pornography or forced ...

“I’m often put in rooms with media men and I always make a point to dress really girly ... After arriving in Myanmar in 2017, she heard a lecture from someone who’d been imprisoned for ...

In August, the de facto authorities announced a new law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which introduced further restrictions on women’s freedoms including movement, dress and ...

People’s March” protests against Donald Trump are coming on 18 January in Washington DC and in 300 other cities across the ...