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In April, the beloved Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu died at the hands of her husband. Accounts from relatives and friends indicate that, despite enduring severe abuse, she had stayed in her marriage because she hoped things would get better. And Nwachukwu's situation was hardly unique. Earlier this month, the…

Bangkok Post

US sanctions 93 Nicaraguan officials for crackdown

The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 93 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega

The Independent UK

Governor yet to receive report about sexual assault

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Role of NGOs lauded in addressing issues concerning domestic violence

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Other frontlines: Third-country nationals fleeing the war in Ukraine are not welcome in EU

After having to flee the war in Ukraine, most third-country nationals are now trapped in legal limbo, with little to no options to stay in Europe.

The Conversation

Andhra Pradesh: Concerted efforts needed to prevent crime against children, say officials

Importance of child-friendly villages stressed at State-level workshop

The Hindu

Rights groups allege French arms makers complicit in Yemen war crimes

Three non-governmenatal organisations (NGOs) said on Thursday they had filed a lawsuit at a Paris court against three top French arms' producers for alleged war crimes complicity in Yemen after selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Reuters

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Kidney disease: NGOs to study lifestyle of locals in three affected mandals in Andhra Pradesh

Tata Trusts and Vasavya Mahila Mandali to conduct joint research

The Hindu

8th Round of Syrian Constitutional Talks Kick off in Geneva

The eighth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings, chaired by the United Nations Special Representative for Syria, Geir Pedersen, kicked off on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. The meetings are held in the participation of members of the "Small Group" responsible for the writing of the constitution, consisting of 15…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NPO bill's opponents confront police barricade

Opponents of the bill on the operations of non-profit organisations said on Monday they will step up their protest, saying the NPO bill was designed to keep the activities of non-government organisations (NGOs) in check.

Bangkok Post

In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard

Myanmar migrant workers are not allowed to form unions under Thai law, leaving them with little representation at work.

Al Jazeera

NGOs protest Commerce Ministry inaction on WTO COVID-19 vaccine proposal

They write to Prime Minister asking him to renegotiate the draft proposal to waive intellectual property rights on vaccines and highlight the need for active engagement to improve it

The Hindu

NGOs need local support

The Prayut Chan-o-cha government needs to pay heed to activists' calls to drop a bill that seeks to curtail non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai, Move Forward up against bill policing NGO activities

The Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties have joined a growing call by activists against a bill to keep activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in check.

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Cambodia’s microloan sector under scrutiny as poor drown in debt

International Finance Corporation’s watchdog is probing claims loans aimed at hard up are harming communities.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu government revives Climate Studio

The studio was set up at Anna University in 2019 but was not operationalised

The Hindu

Workshop on water and sanitation issues held in Mysuru

130 volunteers and activists working for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and NGOs working on water and sanitation issues attended

The Hindu

Child rights groups oppose raising marriage age of women

Instead, they tell parliamentary panel to improve access to education to delay marriages

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Succour for the homeless

With Bangkok's governor election just around the corner, most candidates have highlighted several issues in their campaigns. Yet one topic remains mostly unaddressed -- the homeless.

The Hindu

Chartered accountant of Coimbatore hospital among those arrested by CBI

This is part of a nationwide crackdown against officials of Home Ministry’s FCRA Division and others for alleged backdoor facilitation of registration and renewal of licences for NGOs to receive foreign aid

The Hindu

CBI names “promoters of NGO Omidyar” in FIR

A year ago, the U.S.-based philanthropy firm was placed under the Home Ministry’s watchlist restricting all foreign donations from it

Reuters

Jill Biden meets Ukrainian refugee mothers and teachers in Romania

Sitting in a classroom in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, U.S. first lady Jill Biden met a group of Ukrainian refugee mothers and educators on Saturday, praising the women for their strength and resilience.

The Hindu

EU human rights official says he raised communal violence, NGOs ban with Indian government

Official versions of the meetings have made no reference to contentious issues

The Conversation

Pressure groups offer the best hope for South Africa's democracy

South Africans have learnt that democracy isn’t simply a destination that they reached with the formal end of apartheid on 27 April 1994. It is also a lifelong quest to keep up the pressure against corruption, and on elected representatives to deliver on their promises.

Reuters

Nicaragua shuts down more than two dozen NGOs critical of Ortega

Nicaragua's parliament, controlled by allies of President Daniel Ortega, on Wednesday shut down 25 non-governmental organizations in a move slammed by the opposition as a further attack on civil society.

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