Ministry reverses ban on pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s education ministry on Monday overturned a ban on pregnant girls attending school in…
Monthly Archives: March, 2020
Singaporean top court rejects appeal to overturn gay sex ban law
The Supreme Court of Singapore upheld a law that criminalises sex between men, dismissing three…
Wuhan doctor ‘who supplied the whistle’ goes missing after media interview
There is a growing concern that Chinese authorities have detained Ai Fen, the whistleblower Wuhan…
About 350,000 refugees in Myanmar at risk of coronavirus outbreak, says HRW
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the government of Myanmar to take immediate measures…
Indian health workers driven away by neighbours, landlords over COVID-19 scare
Indian doctors and health workers combating the coronavirus outbreak have been evicted from their homes…
Afghan health system unprepared for COVID-19 – Report
The COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has already infected more than 41,490 people, killing nearly 2,700.…
Garment workers stranded in factory housing due to lockdown in India
After the Indian government declared a three week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus,…
Victims of forced labour freed from mask-making factory in South Africa
South African authorities in the city of Durban have freed 14 workers who have been…
Saudis in US subjected to kingdom’s phone spying campaign
Saudi Arabian citizens who travel around the United States are being tracked by their government…
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong contracted COVID-19 from infected employers
Foreign domestic workers are required to live with their employers by law in Hong Kong.…