A trans person’s struggle for dignity doesn’t stop even when they die
An in-depth look into the deaths of two Indian trans women–one in Kolkata and another in Goa–reveals how trans people face systemic violence in death,…
Health
Gender, Reproductive Rights, Policy, Infrastructure, Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Cost of Healthcare, and more
When Schools Flood in Nepal, Children with Disabilities Pay the Highest Price
In 2024, 677 schools across Nepal were damaged or destroyed by flooding, and students with disabilities are often unable to return to the classroom once…
How Climate Change Impacts Sri Lanka’s Dengue Disease Burden
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted following the bite of infected Aedes species of mosquitoes. Since the beginning of 2023, the National Dengue Control Unit…
मानव बेचबिखनमा सामाजिक सञ्जालको प्रयोग
नेपालमा राम्रो जागिर र राम्रो जीवनको झूटो आश्वासन दिएर आर्थिक र पारिवारिक अवस्था कमजोर भएका युवतीहरूलाई बलात्कार गरिन्छ र यौन व्यापारमा जबरजस्ती लगाइन्छ।
Sex Traffickers in Nepal are luring teenage girls through social media
Young girls in dire financial and family situations, roped in through false promises of good jobs and a better life, are being raped and forced…
How Mental Health Stigma Shapes the Public – And Private – Lives of South Asia’s Film Stars
On the 100th year of Indian filmmaker Guru Dutt, Asian Dispatch contributor and Bollywood biographer Yasser Usman examines how the “tragic” star of India’s soft…
“My last wish is to die fair and pretty”: These Hijra women think Glutathione will heal more than their skin
The quest for acceptance and professional success is driving some Indian Hijra persons to fairness treatments that are unregulated and can be risky.
Red Rivers: Malaysian Natives fight poisonous iron ore mining in Kelantan rainforest
In part 2, Malaysiakini dives deeper into how the Temiar people are fighting against the forces that are robbing their health, and their way of…
Iron Ore Mining is invading an indigenous Orang Asli Community in Malaysia
In Kampung Kelaik, Malaysia, iron ore mining has turned the rivers a rusty red, and is poisoning the blood of the Temiar people.
Violence against Women in India
A PARI Library bulletin on how abuse and harassment of women, often with brutal force, limits their mobility and compromises their safety.