edit in The Express Tribune, Sept 7, 2023The unsettling case involving the alleged rape and blackmail of women staffers by the principal of a private school in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed has unveiled the harsh reality that sexual violence can permeate the very institutions that should be safe havens for learning and growth. It is a disturbing reminder of the moral deprivation the country is currently suffering from. Schools are, by design, meant to be nurturing environments…
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report in The Daily Star, May 23, 2023Ensuring access to maternal services from skilled healthcare professionals is urgent since around 20,000 women still suffer from fistula in the country, according to experts. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, and high-quality medical treatment. Another type of fistula termed an Iatrogenic fistula, is caused by a surgical error, most often during…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Feb 2, 2023While emphasising that there is no freedom to celebrate Independence when the people are suffering from many social and economic issues, and the Government is working to suppress the people’s fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and the right to protest, the Catholic Church stated that it completely rejects the Independence Day celebrations which are to be held on 4 February, and that no one…
report in Daily Times, Jan 26, 2023Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Munir Akram has called for exploring a new strategy of engaging and persuading the Taliban to heed the international community’s concerns over political and human rights in Afghanistan so as to continue the global support for its suffering people. “The strategy that has been followed so far of leveraging international assistance in order to pressurize the Taliban to do what the international community wants,…
by Dipankar Roy/ Mirza Shakil in The Daily Star, Jan 9, 2023Khadiza Begum, came to Khulna Medical College Hospital on December 30 from Satkhira’s Shyamnagar, with her six-year-old son Siam, who was suffering from high fever and shortness of breath. “My son’s fever has not yet subsided. He remains senseless most of the time. Due to the lack of a bed, we are forced to keep him on the floor despite his severe situation,” she…
Bloomberg report in The Daily FT, Dec 31, 2022Debt restructuring has become an exhausting exercise for troubled nations as bilateral creditors bicker and some investors mount legal challengesBloomberg: In May, Sri Lanka defaulted on its overseas debt. Amid political upheaval and human suffering, the Indian Ocean island is still awaiting a $ 2.9 billion rescue by the International Monetary Fund. Lacking resources to buy even essentials like fuel, the economy is falling into an ever-deepening…