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Human Rights
Reporting on dignity, justice, and the people who fought for both, drawn from court records, primary documents, and verified first-hand accounts.
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A Top Tokyo Medical School Rigged Its Exams for a Decade to Keep Women Out
For over a decade, Tokyo Medical University secretly cut women's entrance-exam scores to keep them out. The first year it stopped, women beat the men.
By Akber BukhariSep 20, 2026
Her Name Was Khalida Chandio — and They Called Her Murder “Honour”
A young woman in Sindh was declared “kari,” condemned by a tribal council and shot dead on camera. What her case reveals about honour killing in Pakistan.
By Akber BukhariJul 28, 2026
The Soldier Who Forced Japan's Military to Apologise
Rina Gonoi joined Japan's Self-Defence Forces after watching them rescue her town in 2011. When her own colleagues assaulted her and two investigations were dropped, she posted her story on YouTube — and forced the military into a public apology and a service-wide reckoning.
By Akber BukhariJul 16, 2026
Theresa Kachindamoto: The Chief Who Ended 3,500 Child Marriages
Malawi's Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto annulled more than 3,500 child marriages and sent the girls back to school. How she did it, and what she left behind.
By Akber BukhariJun 12, 2026
What Is Happening to Women in Afghanistan Right Now? The Healthcare Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
After the Taliban's contraception ban, Afghan women give birth without doctors and miscarry without care. Maternal deaths could rise 50% — by policy, not war.
By Akber BukhariJun 10, 2026
China's One-Child Policy Built a Demographic Bomb. It's Going Off
China's births fell to 7.92 million in 2025, the lowest since 1949, while deaths topped 11 million. How the one-child policy built a crisis Beijing can't undo.
By Akber BukhariMar 23, 2026