Human Rights · June, 2022

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Stories about Human Rights from June, 2022

Trans women in the sex industry in Azerbaijan: Is it a free choice or just the illusion of choice?

Trans women are talking now. Is anyone ready to hear us?

Written by Vusala Hajiyeva

30 June 2022

Climate change and rapid urbanization blamed for the worst flood in over a century in northeastern Bangladesh

"People and animals stranded on rooftops. Schools, businesses and houses inundated"

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

29 June 2022

Why gender dissent and queer sci-fi can challenge surveillance: An interview with artist Shu Lea Cheang

In primeval times, gender fluidity was common

Written by Filip Noubel

29 June 2022

Tajik government crushes restive region amid deep economic and security concerns

More than 40 dead and hundreds arrested in GBAO

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

29 June 2022

How the economically marginalised navigate digital adoption in India amid the pandemic

The common person has been completely left out in a digital society

Written by EngageMedia

29 June 2022

Malaysian lawyers behind ‘walk for judicial independence’ facing police probe

Police blocked a group of 500 lawyers from marching near the Parliament

Written by Mong Palatino

26 June 2022

The overturning of Roe vs. Wade unsettles the Caribbean, most of which doesn't have progressive abortion laws

'In many CARICOM countries, abortion is not an option ...'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

26 June 2022

Istanbul police violently break up PRIDE March and arrest over 300 people

Istanbul's PRIDE march ended with detentions and police violence

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 June 2022

In Sri Lanka, state-sponsored disinformation and suppression of dissent taint COVID-19 response

The government's pandemic response has been criticised for problematic measures

Written by EngageMedia

22 June 2022

I did not come to flirt, but only to buy lemons

The everyday life of a person of 'diverse womanhood'

Written by Lucía Jiménez Peñuela

Translated by Anthony Sutterman

22 June 2022

Ending violence against women across the peacetime–wartime continuum

Sexual violence is easily the oldest weapon of war

Written by kirthi jayakumar

22 June 2022

Brazilian Indigenous group Univaja demands probe into murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

The British journalist and Indigenous communities expert were investigating invasions into Indigenous territory

Written by Fernanda Canofre

21 June 2022

Women refugee claimants are disenfranchised by gender-blind screening in Hong Kong

HK approves less than 1 percent of refugee claims

Written by Roxanne Li

20 June 2022

Meet the team behind the Bangkok Pride Parade

The first Pride Parade in over 15 years drew around 10,000 participants

Written by Prachatai

20 June 2022

Four years on: Saudi's movie market is of humble local productions, massive sales and censorships

Saudi's box office is the largest in the Arab world

Written by Dahlia Kholaif

19 June 2022

A Mayan spiritual guide accused of ‘witchcraft’ in Guatemala, later released

This happened in an area where Indigenous people protest against large mining activities

Written by Prensa Comunitaria

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

15 June 2022

Equality for transgender Ukrainians: A long way to go, now complicated by the war

Only changes in legislation will truly help transgender people in Ukraine

Written by Filip Noubel

15 June 2022

Understanding India’s Central Media Accreditation Guidelines 2022

Using laws undermining press freedom can create ripple effects

Written by Advox

15 June 2022

China's wavering position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens its legacy at home and abroad

China's ambiguous position on the Russian invasion prolongs the war

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

15 June 2022

The Sitakunda fire tragedy and the surge of humanitarian acts in Bangladesh

Ordinary people came out in numbers to help the victims

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

14 June 2022

Croatian LGBTQ+ college student association normalizes differences at Zagreb Law Faculty

Bosnian research shows that LGBTQ+ people usually come out during their time at university.

Written by Balkan Diskurs

14 June 2022

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