Pakistan urged to reform 'dangerous' blasphemy laws, one year after the assassination of a politician who criticized them.

Chen Wei is set to stand trial on 23 December on charges of “inciting subversion of state power” over essays he wrote that were critical of the Communist Party.

Villagers in Wukan have been protesting what they say is the local government’s latest attempt to secretly sell off their farmland to developers.

Nepalese migrant workers are being trafficked by rogue recruitment agencies for forced labour in the Gulf States and Malaysia.

A hardline group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials.

US Secretary of State's landmark visit to Myanmar can only be seen a success if authorities make bold human rights reforms.

If enacted, the Peaceful Assembly Bill would effectively prohibit street protests and fine demonstrators who fail to comply.

A new report provides first-hand stories of women resisting forced eviction from their homes and land

Eight Indonesian police officers involved in a violent crackdown in Papua that left three dead have only been given written warnings