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Published in: Migrant Futures: FeatureIn Toronto, the pandemic is turning South Asian women into entrepreneurs
Facing unemployment and a loss of income, a growing number of women are setting up online trading businesses
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Published in: HomeGeographies of racism, fascism and intolerance: mapping hate, recording violence
How can visualising hate crimes in south Asia enhance understanding and serve as a basis for organising policy and...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTaking the battle for civic space online
As online spaces become increasingly restricted, human rights activists must stay aware of the risks and benefits of...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWorking with the enemy: the pros and cons of collaborating with perpetrators
What is the best way for human rights activists to engage with perpetrators? There are ethical and strategic reasons...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageदुष्मन के साथ काम करनाः दोषियों का सहयोग करने के फ़ायदे और नुकसान
मानवाधिकार कार्यकत्र्ता के सामने दोषियों के साथ काम करने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका कौन-सा हैघ् समझ के साथ-साथ ज़िम्मेदारी...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageSocial enterprises in India carve out new space for civil society
Is social entrepreneurship in India a way for civil society to break open closing spaces? A contribution to the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageModi and Trump—voting strongmen, voting hate
Donald Trump’s win in the US and Narendra Modi’s in India two years ago are both about the majority claiming greater...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIn Asia, freedom of speech is critical in the fight for human rights
Protecting freedom of speech, assembly and association in Asia is the lynchpin to protecting all human rights. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights and the state: embracing and abandoning religion(s)
The debate about whether a state should be religious or secular doesn’t always affect how a society treats religious...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNo middle ground: the risks of being a human rights defender in India
Volunteers in India are banding together to form a network that protects human rights defenders. A contribution to...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageBeyond reconciliation and accountability: distributive justice and Sri Lanka's transitional agenda
If the transitional justice process in Sri Lanka ignores the indignities of poverty and everyday precariousness, can...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageFor Amnesty’s India office, raising local funds is all about membership
Amnesty International’s India hub focuses most of its fundraising efforts on domestic contributions, facing...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageAre we being innovative in protecting civic space?
Taking lessons from history’s best dissenters, civil society is finding new ways to make cracks in shrinking spaces....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageActivists in an international system: pushing for change in Sri Lanka
Local and international activists have been crucial in getting a UN response in Sri Lanka. A contribution to the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWhen international agendas trump the people’s demand for reform, no one wins
As Sri Lanka moves on a new constitution and transitional justice process, it must prioritize local concerns of...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageAction on justice facilitates political solutions to conflict
Taking decisive steps towards accountability will be critical to reconciliation in Sri Lanka before frustrations rise again.
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe politics of punishing war crimes in Sri Lanka
Prioritising the punishment of war criminals in Sri Lanka over other measures to achieve reconciliation risks...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWill the Commonwealth finally step up in Sri Lanka?
In Sri Lanka, the Commonwealth has a unique opportunity to restore its place on the global stage. But will it work?
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIndia’s environmental flashpoints
Economic progress is clashing with environmental rights in India, and proposed legal forms are shrinking democratic...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageCrushing dissent: NGOs under threat in India
Can NGOs and India’s political opposition stop Modi’s civil society clampdown? A contribution to the...