by GC Asia Pacific | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog
Yogi Paramitha, APMA 2020, Indonesia Indonesia has a high rate of violence against women. In this patriarchal society, women are seen as the second-class citizen in which their rights are very often being overlooked. According to the National Commission on the...
by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
Raazi Muhammadh Jaabir, APMA 2020, Sri Lanka “They burned my wife.”’ Shafeek Rinosa, tears streaming down his cheeks, mumbled these words. Hair dishevelled and barely able to talk, his face covered with a small white towel, Shafeek sat uncomfortably on an old broken...
by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Saajidha Majdhee, APMA 2020, Maldives Women have been elected to the People’s Majlis, the Parliament of the Maldives, since the 70’s. Ideally there should be more women in the parliament by now, even if we haven’t reached a point of equality. There were 5 women among...
by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog
Lenlen D. Sacapaño, APMA 2020, Philippines “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any...
by GC Asia Pacific | Oct 16, 2020 | Know Your Rights, Latest
More than half of the world’s refugees are children. An estimated 150+ million children are exploited as child labourers globally – that’s one in ten children. Millions of children are trafficked every year, exploited for sex, labour, or forced into marriages....
by GC Asia Pacific | Oct 9, 2020 | Know Your Rights
The freedom from slavery is one of our absolute human rights that cannot be restricted, yet the practice of modern-day slavery is widespread and hidden in plain sight. Many workers leave home when they are given false promises of a decent salary and good working...
