Access to Justice

InAsia Blog and Podcast

April 2, 2014

New Report Examines Land Disputes in Nepal’s Terai

Land has long been among the most politically contentious issues in Nepal. Since the 1960s, land reform has been an important area of contestation between political parties. This pattern was further visible in the country's civil conflict between 1996 and 2006...

News and Highlights

March 25, 2014

Rights, Justice and Inclusion in Southeast Asia

To mark its 60th anniversary this year, the Foundation’s Washington, DC office hosted all 18 of our country representatives from across Asia as well as experts from the United States…

InAsia Blog and Podcast

March 12, 2014

Mongolia Strengthens Efforts to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Mongolia is no stranger to the scourge of human trafficking that takes place within Asia and beyond. As a source, transit, and destination for victims of human trafficking, Mongolia remains a Tier 2 country on the U.S. Department of State's...

InAsia Blog and Podcast

March 12, 2014

Asia Foundation’s 18 Country Reps Convene in D.C. to Discuss Asia’s Critical Issues

This year, The Asia Foundation is commemorating its 60th anniversary. Drawing on the expertise of local partners and our own development experts in the 18 countries where we work, we're initiating a year-long, global conversation on six critical issues facing Asia.

InAsia Blog and Podcast

March 12, 2014

New Report Examines Impunity and Political Accountability in Nepal

Public disenchantment with Nepal's political parties has been on the rise since the end of the decade-long conflict in 2006. Discussions about impunity have increased correspondingly, mirroring the growing frustration with the political process. A newspaper uncovers an instance of high-level corruption...

InAsia Blog and Podcast

March 5, 2014

A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women’s Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel

Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, In Asia editor Alma Freeman interviewed Nepali radio journalist and women's rights advocate, Jaya Luintel, on women's changing role in politics and society in Nepal, the country's wide gender gap, and hopes of democratic momentum.

InAsia Blog and Podcast

August 8, 2012

Legislating Against Witchcraft Accusations in Nepal

In Nepal's Chitwan District, a 40-year-old widow and mother of two was burnt alive by her family on Feb. 18, 2012. A local shaman and her family members had accused her of using witchcraft to make another family member sick.

InAsia Blog and Podcast

April 11, 2012

Taking a Hard Look at Formal and Informal Justice Systems in the Philippines

It is always exciting to be able to take a break from program implementation to think more deeply about the theories that underlie development practice on the ground. That is of course the whole point of a teaching sabbatical, and it is what we both enjoyed about the "Experts' Roundtable on Local-Level Justice in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Regions."...

InAsia Blog and Podcast

October 26, 2011

Overcoming Disability Challenges in the Philippines

Francia came to Tala Leprosarium from her hometown of Camarines Sur in Bicol region as a leprosy patient when she was 17 years old. Before she contracted leprosy, she had worked as a domestic helper. When I met Francia at Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, a former leprosarium and grantee of The Asia Foundation’s...

InAsia Blog and Podcast

October 19, 2011

Gender and Conflict in Mindanao

Newsweek/The Daily Beast, in its September 18 issue, ranked the Philippines as the “best place in Asia for women." The Philippines ranked 17th worldwide, among 165 countries, the only Asian country to make the top 20. Data across five categories – justice, health, education, economics, and politics – were analyzed...

News and Highlights

October 18, 2011

The Asia Foundation’s Community Mediation Program in Nepal

Country Representative George Varughese describes The Asia Foundation’s approach to community mediation in Nepal, while mediators and disputants allow us to watch an actual mediation session and offer their own…

InAsia Blog and Podcast

October 12, 2011

Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines: Is the Situation Really Improving?

A robbery suspect lies naked and writhing on the cement floor of a Manila police precinct with his genitals bound while a plainclothes policeman pulls a rope and whips him. All the while a uniformed officer stood by and watched. The torture was recorded on video via a mobile phone and was leaked to the internet and aired...

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