In simple terms, every individual must have awareness, access and freedom to take control of their sexual and reproductive systems. Any sexual relationship should be devoid of coercion in any form.
Last week, Myanmar’s underground government raised an open, nationwide call, urging citizens to resist against and overthrow the military rule. Would it take the country towards a fresh wave of unrest, or does it mean that change is on the cards?
Turkey has ethnic and historical relations with Uyghurs, and yet it actively helps the Chinese government in their genocide. It uses Uyghur refugees and their families as canon fodder in Syria and then deports them to China for “deradicalisation”
The situation has been worse for women migrants who usually lack access to basic amenities, and who suffered greatly during their journey back home either on foot or in cramped trucks.
As scenarios unravel in Afghanistan, multiple players in the neighbourhood with stakes in the Afghan situation watch and assess it from the point of view of their own strategic objectives.
Today on 6th July 2021, as the Dalai Lama turns 86 years old on the heels of the CCP’s 100th anniversary, I am tempted to do a classic comparison of these two vastly different brands – the CCP and HH the Dalai Lama.