Sex traffickers who used Facebook to lure victims jailed again –report
Authorities described a new generation of digital sex traffickers who do business completely via the internet by using their smartphones.
Graft still on the rise in South Asia despite government pledges—report
Anti-corruption agencies in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and the judiciary in Bangladesh have all been accused of selecting cases for political motives, according to Transparency International.
Funding shortfall cuts Syrian refugees’ medical care in Lebanon-Amnesty
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are being denied treatment for cancer, diabetes and heart disease because of the high cost.
New Indian government will be judged on how it tackles graft - Transparency International
Graft scandals have dogged the previous Congress-led government which was in power for a decade
Indian police rescue 63 children, arrest 23 suspected traffickers after tipoff
Activist welcomes arrest of child trafficking gang at Delhi railway station, says trafficking still a major problem
U.N. warns of disease risk in western Myanmar displacement camps
Humanitarian activities resume in western Myanmar, but two largest healthcare providers are still barred
Sugar's sticky trail: Coke and Pepsi work to clean up their supply chains
Under pressure from activists and consumers, the soda giants have launched new policies to source sugar untainted by human rights concerns
In Peru's Amazon, cash to indigenous communities aims to protect forests
As new roads bring farmers to Peru's central Amazon, boosting indigenous incomes may help them stem deforestation
Fatalistic outlook on "invisible" newborn deaths obstructs fight against infant mortality
Each day, 15,000 babies enter and leave the world with no record of their ever having existed
Jailing of HIV-positive Ugandan nurse in negligence case "outrageous"
Advocacy group says stiff sentence for HIV-positive Ugandan nurse is excessive, aimed at placating those worried by rising HIV rates