UCA News Weekly Summary, April 24, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in women's and workers' rights across Asia, including Indonesia's new domestic workers protection bill and issues faced by Pakistani activists.

Indonesia passes a historic domestic workers protection bill, while Myanmar’s leadership considers potential leniency for jailed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. But, amidst a broadly positive week for global women’s and workers’ rights, Pakistani activists are questioning courts for blatantly disregarding a minority woman’s appeal for justice. Tune in for the latest developments from across Asia.

People in this episode

Hosts: Fr. Michael Kelly, John Laurenson, Father William Grimm, Binu Alex, Grithanai Napasrapiwong

Topics covered

• domestic workers rights
• women's rights
• justice
• activism
• politics
• Asia

Keywords

• domestic workers protection
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• women's rights
• Pakistan
• Indonesia
• Myanmar
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan

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