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Little voices, big changes
And if you have heard the tireless campaigns of Malala Yousafzai, Millie Bobby Brown, Emma Gonzalez and Amika George, you will know that more youths are speaking up and speaking out to create a fairer and better world, aligned to their beliefs.
Call to overhaul national service
PETALING JAYA: If the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) is to be revived, the defunct model cannot be brought back and its programme must be re-evaluated, say stakeholders.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi warns genocide case could reignite Rohingya crisis
THE HAGUE: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged UN judges to throw out a genocide case against Myanmar, warning it risked reigniting the crisis that forced nearly three quarters of a million Rohingya Muslims from their homes.
Uber promises new measures to combat sex assaults in France
Ride hailing app Uber on Dec 12 pledged new safety measures in France after the firm's French boss Steve Salom was summoned by equalities minister Marlene Schiappa.
In an Indian village, a woman's killing and alleged rape opens caste divides
HINDU NAGAR, India (Reuters) - When the young woman limped towards shopkeeper Ravindra Prakash, pleading for help on a dark and foggy morning in the northern Indian village, her body was so charred that he thought she was a witch. He grabbed a wooden stick and tried to shoo her away.
Former Spanish soccer players sentenced to prison for raping teenager
MADRID (Reuters) - Three former Spanish soccer players were each sentenced on Thursday to 38 years in prison for gang raping a minor in 2017, the latest high-profile sexual violence case in Spain.
In Myanmar park, crowds gather to support Suu Kyi in Rohingya genocide hearings
YANGON (Reuters) - Crowds have gathered for the past three evenings in a small park in downtown Myanmar's capital Yangon to hear accusations of genocide delivered thousands of miles away at the United Nation's top court in The Hague.
Chilean lawmakers reject move to impeach President Pinera over rights abuses
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bid to oust President Sebastian Pinera over allegations he failed to safeguard human rights during weeks of deadly riots, a small victory for the embattled leader as he pushes for reforms to quell protesters' demands.
Myanmar cannot be trusted to put its own soldiers on trial - Gambia
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Myanmar cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged atrocities against its Rohingya Muslim minority, and measures to stop the violence need to be taken immediately, a lawyer presenting a genocide case against it said on Thursday.
Chilean lawmakers censure ex-interior minister over rights abuses
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Senate voted on Wednesday to strip a former interior minister of his right to hold public office, saying he failed to prevent human rights abuses by security forces during days of violent protests.