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Pheu Thai, Move Forward up against bill policing NGO activities

The Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties have joined a growing call by activists against a bill to keep activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in check.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia’s microloan sector under scrutiny as poor drown in debt

International Finance Corporation’s watchdog is probing claims loans aimed at hard up are harming communities.

Al Jazeera

Tamil Nadu government revives Climate Studio

The studio was set up at Anna University in 2019 but was not operationalised

The Hindu

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Workshop on water and sanitation issues held in Mysuru

130 volunteers and activists working for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and NGOs working on water and sanitation issues attended

The Hindu

Child rights groups oppose raising marriage age of women

Instead, they tell parliamentary panel to improve access to education to delay marriages

The Hindu

Succour for the homeless

With Bangkok's governor election just around the corner, most candidates have highlighted several issues in their campaigns. Yet one topic remains mostly unaddressed -- the homeless.

Bangkok Post

Chartered accountant of Coimbatore hospital among those arrested by CBI

This is part of a nationwide crackdown against officials of Home Ministry’s FCRA Division and others for alleged backdoor facilitation of registration and renewal of licences for NGOs to receive foreign aid

The Hindu

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CBI names “promoters of NGO Omidyar” in FIR

A year ago, the U.S.-based philanthropy firm was placed under the Home Ministry’s watchlist restricting all foreign donations from it

The Hindu

Jill Biden meets Ukrainian refugee mothers and teachers in Romania

Sitting in a classroom in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, U.S. first lady Jill Biden met a group of Ukrainian refugee mothers and educators on Saturday, praising the women for their strength and resilience.

Reuters

EU human rights official says he raised communal violence, NGOs ban with Indian government

Official versions of the meetings have made no reference to contentious issues

The Hindu

Who can you trust? Shell-shocked Ukrainians face the very best and worst of humanity as they seek lasting safety

Trafficking experts and crisis workers have said ‘scores of suspicious people’ are out to take advantage of refugees, and any anti-trafficking measures have come too little, too late.

Crikey

The flood of women and children from Putin’s war is a despicable gift to human traffickers

Ten million people fleeing Ukraine are prime targets for sexual slavery or labour exploitation. The longer the war goes on, the more vulnerable these refugees become.

Crikey

Pressure groups offer the best hope for South Africa's democracy

South Africans have learnt that democracy isn’t simply a destination that they reached with the formal end of apartheid on 27 April 1994. It is also a lifelong quest to keep up the pressure against corruption, and on elected representatives to deliver on their promises.

The Conversation

Nicaragua shuts down more than two dozen NGOs critical of Ortega

Nicaragua's parliament, controlled by allies of President Daniel Ortega, on Wednesday shut down 25 non-governmental organizations in a move slammed by the opposition as a further attack on civil society.

Reuters

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The Conversation

To stay in the game directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table

In the first ever case of its kind, ClientEarth – a UK-based organisation that works with NGOS to fight legal battles on environmental issues – is taking Shell’s board of directors to court for failing to properly prepare for an energy transition. This involves moving from carbon-emitting fossil fuels in…

France 24

Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘contravenes Geneva Convention'

A UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been decried by NGOs as well as the UN refugee agency, which has criticised the plan to relocate migrants as “contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention”. FRANCE 24 spoke to Sciences Po university’s François Gemenne, an…

AFP

Tech battles to show its worth in Ukraine war crimes probes

Paris (AFP) - Russia's war in Ukraine is still being counted in days, but images of atrocities already number in the hundreds of thousands.

France 24

'We are on our way to death': In Saudi Arabia, four Uighurs risk extradition to China

Several NGOs have accused Saudi Arabia of having arbitrarily arrested four Uighurs and of trying to extradite them to China, where their fate is extremely uncertain. The detainees include two men who had travelled to the country to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in November 2020, as well as a…

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Helping Ukrainians means listening to their needs – 3 lessons for aid groups from Syria's war

The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emirates Airlines Says Will Continue to Fly to Russia Until Told Not to by Owners

Emirates airlines will continue to fly to Russia until its owners tell them not to, President Tim Clark said on Tuesday. "As long as the state, our owner, requires us to fly there, we will continue," he said. "There are lots of reasons why we fly, we carry humanitarian goods…

Al Jazeera

Laos farmers turn to game theory in bid to outsmart rats

Experts say approach, in which villagers come together to hunt the pests, could have applications beyond catching rats.

Bangkok Post

NGOs deserve their place

Exasperated by criticism and calls for political accountability, the Prayut government is pushing a law to clip the wings of civil society. This is a travesty.

The Hindu

Congress launches agitation against fuel hike

Surjewala says that Modi govt. has duped the people of India

France 24

Toys, nappies, blankets: Volunteers drive across Europe to help Ukraine refugees

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 2 million refugees have crossed into Poland, with thousands continuing to arrive at the border every day. The crisis has inspired many individuals to help: Hundreds of volunteers, along with NGOs and charities, have turned up to contribute their bit. FRANCE 24's Ellen…

The Hindu

FCRA registration of NGOs extended till June 30

In case of refusal of application, the NGO shall not be eligible either to receive or utilise the foreign contribution

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