It has been reported that approximately 43,000 women and girls in Nepal are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance following the devastating floods. There are concerns not only about shortages of food and clean drinking water, but also about increased risks of sexual violence, exploitation, and human trafficking, as well as a growing burden of unpaid care work disproportionately placed on women. At a press conference held on September 1 (local time) at the Palais des Na

Christian Daily International (CDI) in the United States reported on September 2 (local time) that a bill has been introduced in Pakistan’s Punjab Provincial Assembly to legally guarantee the safety and welfare of sanitation workers, the majority of whom are Christians. The legislation seeks to institutionally address the longstanding practice of outsourcing hazardous work and the systemic human rights violations faced by religious minorities in Pakistani society. (Excerpt) T

Moroccan Christian organizations are urging political parties to include religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities in their campaign pledges and government policies ahead of the general election on September 23 (local time). (Excerpt) According to the local media outlet Hespress, the Moroccan Christian Coordination Committee is particularly calling on left-leaning political parties to reflect freedom of faith and the rights of religious minorities in their elec