A Pakistani man shaves his wife’s head when she refuses to dance for his friends in their home. On the Philippine island of Negros, police slay 14 innocent farmers they suspect are communist rebels. A mother and her two children die from suspected smoke inhalation after she was banished to a “menstrual hut” in rural Nepal.
These are just a few of the recent stories covered by Just Asia, a weekly YouTube news programme from the independent, Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission that aims to broadcast news of regional human rights abuses to a global audience.
As founding video producer of Just Asia, Amila Sampath, 30, gathers film clips and news snippets from around the region. His sources include activists, lawyers and NGOs, and the show, uploaded on Fridays, is anchored by university student volunteers.