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When will eliminating domestic violence become a priority for the Indonesian government?
Victims of domestic violence in Indonesia struggle to be heard in a legal system that is ill-equipped to dispense justice.
Re-examining colonial-era maritime pictures of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can help shift attitudes about the climate crisis
An eco-critical re-examination of colonial-era maritime pictures within public institutions can help prompt the attitude shifts necessary for action.
The myth and politics of nature in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Amba
Amba presents political events as unfolding within the more enduring cycles of nature, and of myth.
Indigenous voices against the Kaliwa dam in the Philippines: Short video documentaries
These films raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the dam and the impact on Indigenous communities.
The persistence of gender-based violence among Myanmar exiles in Thailand
Exiles from the civil war in Myanmar live in legal and economic limbo. For women exiles there is the additional danger of gender-based violence.