Ajay Singh
Associate Editor
ABOUT
Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.
LATEST STORIES
HUMAN RIGHTS
From Abolition to Backpage: How Tony Ortega Enabled Modern-Day Sexual Slavery
Two centuries ago, US Congress banned the slave trade. Against that backdrop, Tony Ortega’s defense of Backpage child sex trafficking shows how exploitation evolves—and enablers evade accountability.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Leaders From 30 Faiths Unite in Washington, DC, to Confront Global Religious Persecution
The sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit gathered more than 90 organizations in Washington to defend freedom of belief as a cornerstone of global stability, dignity and peace.
MENTAL HEALTH
Korean Human Rights Commission Finds Psychiatric Hospital Illegally Restrained Patients for Months
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says 53 patients were falsely labeled “voluntary” admissions and 52 were illegitimately restrained.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Bay Area Operation Rescues 73 Trafficking Victims After Super Bowl
A sweeping, 11-county operation led by Santa Clara County’s Human Trafficking Task Force recovers dozens of survivors—including a 12-year-old—while law enforcement pivots toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Epstein Fallout Widens as Scrutiny Turns to Tony Ortega’s History Defending Pedophiles
Amid the collapse of careers over even distant ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Tony Ortega’s public contempt for efforts to expose predators set the stage for a lifetime of defending the sexual exploitation of kids.
CHURCHES
Where the Future Boots Up, So Does the Spirit
On its eighth anniversary, the Ideal Church of Scientology Silicon Valley stands as a human-centered “operating system” for a region built on invention—as spotlighted in Destination: Scientology.
HUMAN RIGHTS
UN Lawyer Arielle Silverstein’s Support for Backpage Sex Trafficking Apologist Raises Integrity Questions
As the UN champions global efforts against modern-day slavery, scrutiny is mounting over whether its attorney’s financial support of her husband—who long defended the world’s largest child sex trafficking marketplace—undermines the institution’s human rights mandate.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Kansas Jury Awards $5 Million to Professor in Religious Discrimination Case
A jury found that, after more than two decades at Emporia State, a tenured professor was unlawfully disciplined and pushed out by his own university for observing long-held religious holidays.
EDUCATION
A Teacher Steps Into the Spotlight—and Brings Her Students With Her
Honored on an international stage for her humanitarian work, educator Bhavani Sundar reflects on why learning how to learn can change lives across India and Sri Lanka—and what she plans to build next.
DRUG PREVENTION
Prevention Efforts Propel Historic Decline in US Overdose Fatalities
With deaths falling in 90 percent of states, experts warn gains depend on continued prevention, education and vigilance nationwide.
