Women

Indonesia kicks off drive to end violence against women

16-day campaign aims to pressure lawmakers into passing legislation aimed at clamping down on gender-based abuse

For the first time, India has more women than men

The country is still not expected to experience a fall in its population for another 30 or 40 years

Thousands join global protest over violence against women

Thousands marched through Mexico City, Madrid and Barcelona, while others gathered in Paris and London

In Pakistan, poverty drives forced conversions

Inequality and marginalization leave religious minorities vulnerable to exploitation

Indian bishop’s rape trial enters final stage

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested and charged with rape of a nun in 2018

Taliban tell Afghan TV networks to stop using female actors

Authorities also called for banning films or shows that were against Islamic and Afghan values

Nagging wife's conviction sparks uproar in Indonesia

Attorney general to examine a case in which a woman is jailed for scolding her drunken husband

Indonesian activists defend anti-sexual violence decree

Groups rubbish claims by Islamic organizations that a move to protect women on campuses promotes adultery

Catholic handicraft organization awarded by Bangladesh govt 

CORR-The Jute Works helps women to play their part in the country's economic development

Pakistan's minority women first in the firing line

Projects aim to give psycho-social support to women from oppressed communities

Plight of Afghan women haunts Pakistani nun

Sister Shahnaz Bhatti worked in a pontifical mission in Afghanistan until the Taliban takeover in August

Cambodian karaoke workers 'pressured into abortions'

Many beer gardens and KTVs incorporate sex work into their business, says report

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests

Filipino pastor claims new Covid variant is God's punishment

Korean Church raises funds to renovate care homes for elderly

Defrocked Timor-Leste priest's trial reaches final stage

Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border