gender issues

GENDER ISSUES


	Baby Come Early Pre-term births in Indonesia contribute to high infant moratality. IRIN
	HIV/AIDS: "Unprecedented progress", Despite Poor Funding Latest figures from the 2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report. IRIN
	Wives: Be Better Than Prostitutes Or to be more accurate, be better than an “elite” prostitute, says Malaysia’s newly formed Obedient Wives Club. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
	“I Tore off My Clothes. I Was Running Naked.” Thazin was sold into marriage in China but managed to escape. She’s not alone – 70% of Myanmar’s trafficking cases last year involved stories like hers. IRIN
	Virginity Crimes Afghan women suffer penalties whenever allegations of pre-marital sex and loss of virginity emerge, including death. IRIN
	Kyrgyzstan: Can a Gay Man Get a Fair Trial? When Mikhail Kudryashov goes to court this week, all eyes will be on him to see if there will be justice for a man most think was set up. CHRIS RICKLETON

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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