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Contemporary politics in the Philippines shows how emotions can inform human rights advocacy

  • Syme de Leon,

Duterte has used emotion to his advantage, so how can human rights be articulated to resonate more?

INTERVIEW: How food delivery drivers and other platform workers are faring in contemporary China

  • Dr Chris King-Chi Chan ,

A huge percentage of workers in China are in the platform economy without labour protections and very limited ability to strike.

INTRODUCTION: Trajectories of Civil Society in Asia

  • Professor Akihiro Ogawa,

Democratic backsliding is a major concern worldwide and Asia is no exception.

Veganism in Japan: How ‘soft’ activism is changing minds in a meat-eating nation

  • Ruby Ramsden,

Veganism in Japan is not widely accepted, but ‘loose veganism’ is growing.

The state regulation of faith-based civil society organisations in India

  • Ananya Pattnaik & Professor Sarbeswar Sahoo,

The ruling Hindu nationalist political party in India and its treatment of minority faith-based civil society organisations.