Rights

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 09, 2018 • 9 min read

Land rights Kratie’s ‘insurrection’

By Paul Millar and Leng Len • Mar 09, 2018
A violent clash between security forces and local villagers in Kratie echoes the bloody 2012 intervention that left a teenage girl dead and a village traumatised

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 07, 2018 • 9 min read

Indonesia The revenge porn phenomenon

By Kate Walton • Mar 07, 2018
Revenge porn is running rampant in Indonesia, with numerous women reporting how the sharing of erotic videos and photos has ruined their lives. A perverse pornography law means that victims have nowhere to turn

Rights • Feb 12, 2018 • 14 min read
Child sex abuse

The sound of silence

An unregulated pagoda environment, the status of monks and the downplaying of male rape means that sexual abuse of children in the monkhood is likely more widespread than anyone dares to admit
By Paul Millar

Rights • Jan 22, 2018 • 7 min read

Child sex abuse revisited

Convicted of child sex abuse, seven school employees continue to languish in an Indonesian prison for a crime that many believe they did not commit. A group of online activists are now trying to clear the men's names
By Paul Millar

Rights • Jan 15, 2018 • 8 min read
Falun Gong

Labelled a cult, some still practice Falun Gong

Despite Hanoi banning the Chinese spiritual practice of Falun Gong and labelling it a “counter-revolutionary” cult, hundreds of members still meet in Vietnam’s capital
By Bennett Murray

Rights • Dec 05, 2017 • 14 min read
Media Freedom

Freedom on the line

According to the annual Freedom on the Net report, more counties are seen to be using fake news and online manipulation than ever before
By Johanna Chisholm

Rights • Nov 24, 2017 • 8 min read
Malaysia

Is the safety net really safe?

A new unemployment insurance scheme is expected to begin early 2019, but there are disagreements over who will bear the burden and whether the plan will really benefit those who need it most
By Foong Li Mei