Nita Bhalla

South Asia Correspondent


Nita Bhalla covers disasters and conflicts, development, womens rights, climate change and governance. She is a former Reuters political and general news correspondent and has worked in India, east and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Nita started her career in 1999 with the BBC in Ethiopia.

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Activist's death spotlights unsafe abortion options in Kenya
Sudanese refugee detained on Manus island wins human rights prize
Africa welcomes refugees but freedom, jobs needed
Uganda accused of promoting sex tourism with 'curvy women' contest
'It's about freedom': Women on the frontline of Sudan's uprising
Kenyan nomads attire depict changes after oil find
Kenya court's hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls
U.N. investigating 'surge' in female genital mutilation in Uganda
Dozens of LGBT+ refugees in Kenya fall sick at U.N. shelter
Red Cross sounds alarm over use of 'killer robots' in future wars
Ethiopia allows almost 1 mln refugees to leave camps and work
Kenyan girl's rescue shows community key to ending child marriage
LGBT+ refugees in Kenya accuse U.N. of failing them
Kenya says no schoolgirls being screened for FGM after backlash
Kenyan school girls take compulsory tests for pregnancy and FGM
Girls taken to Uganda, Tanzania for FGM as Kenya cracks down
U.N. moves LGBT+ refugees to safe houses after Kenya camp attacks
Uganda holds special court sessions on sex crimes to cut backlog