Safeguarding Pakistan’s Domestic Workers Will Take More Than Just Laws
Content warning: this essay contains references to domestic and sexual abuse. Research informing this article was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In recent years, Pakistan has introduced and passed various bills to safeguard the rights and protection of domestic workers…
Defending India’s Human Rights Defenders
On July 5, 2021, Jesuit Priest and human rights defender Father Stan died in Indian custody at the age of 84. He was the oldest person to be arrested by the Indian government for terrorism. Father Stan’s incarceration led to…
عمران خان کی بے دخلی میں سپریم کورٹ کے کردار کی وضاحت
اپریل ۹ کو نصف شب کے بعد عمران خان پاکستان کی تاریخ میں عدم اعتماد کے ووٹ (وی او این سی) کے نتیجے میں بے دخل کیے جانے والے پہلے وزیراعظم بنے، جن کے خلاف یہ قرار داد قومی اسمبلی…
Explaining the Role of the Supreme Court in Imran Khan’s Ouster
After midnight on April 9th, Imran Khan became the first Prime Minister in Pakistan’s history to be ousted through a Vote of No-Confidence (VoNC), passed against him by a majority of the members of the National Assembly. The role of…
The Myanmar Coup and India’s Refugee Policy
The military coup in Myanmar in early February—and the ensuing crackdown on citizens and political opposition protesting the coup—has led to an emerging refugee crisis in South Asia. The Indian state of Mizoram, which borders Myanmar, has become an entry…
The Farmers’ Movement and “Anti-National” Messaging in India
The ongoing farmers’ movement against recent agricultural reforms they believe threaten their livelihoods has gained nationwide traction and holds a great deal of political significance. The widespread public sympathy that the movement garnered as a “sons of the soil” struggle…