Today, in recognition of International Women’s Day, UN Women has released a song inspired by a global call for Women’s rights and gender equality. As part of this year’s International Women’s Day which focuses on endin...
A while ago, a domestic abuse advert by the ‘Man Kind Initiative’ was uploaded on YouTube. The advert was produced by the charity to highlight that violence does in fact occur against men, such as domestic abuse. Al...
The Open Institute NGO has launched a crowdsourced gender-based violence mapping tool in Cambodia to promote and protect women rights. Notably, gender-based violence has remained a significant issue in Cambodia. A UN repor...
The global crisis that climate change has become is already taking its toll on development and less than adequate responses have often contributed to the escalation of its impacts. Meaningful responses have been concentrated mo...
The huge flow of internal migrants in China is well-known and has been thoroughly reported on by observers of Chinese society (see this FAR article). Although less sizeable, another kind of migration is creeping up on the Part...
The Arab Spring clearly demonstrated a yearning for freedom in the Middle East. Whilst the Gulf was largely unaffected by bloody uprisings, the most bound and voiceless sector of Saudi society is still hungry for change. On t...
Like many, I am a firm believer that without global discussion and activism in regards to human rights, there will never be answers or results. It is therefore imperative that all human rights issues be discussed at all levels,...
The #FreeTheNipple movement resurged last week, with women taking to social media in protest when an Icelandic teen became the victim of online trolls after she announced an upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school. 17...
Mobile phones have often been forwarded as an affordable solution to enabling internet access, especially for those from developing countries. According to recent research, there are currently 6 million mobile subscribers world...