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In commemoration of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26th of June, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) in collaboration with Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) launched an exhibition on torture prevention. The exhibition showcased 30 selected cartoons from a competition for Malaysian youths held [ Read more ]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, International Federation for Human Rights, Maayer Daak, Odhikar and the World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2022 BANGLADESH: End torture and ensure justice for victims. Manila/Dhaka/Geneva/Paris, 25 June 2022: The government of Bangladesh must end [ Read more ]
Rights Tracker is the first comprehensive set of measurements for tracking the human rights performance of countries, launched by the Human Rights Measure Initiative. The newly launched 2022 data set include; an annual data on five economic and social rights for 194 countries (depending on the right) from 2007 to 2019, based on the [ Read more ]
Date: Monday, 27 June 2022 Time: 13.30 – 14.30 CEST / 18.30 – 19.30 Bangkok time Register here: l.forum-asia.org/HRC50-MMEvent Live via: Zoom This month marks 10 years since violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, laying the groundwork for a decade of oppression, deprivation, and violence against the Rohingya. The military, confident there [ Read more ]
22 June 2022 Dear Secretary-General, Re: Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights is critical to the promotion and protection of human rights globally, particularly at a time when human rights standards and mechanisms face enormous pressure from powerful governments. This role is key for [ Read more ]
50th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Panel Discussion on the root causes of violence and discrimination against Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar Delivered by Tun Khin On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 15 June 2022 Mr President, I am a Rohingya from Rakhine State. [ Read more ]
50th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner on Myanmar Delivered by Khin Ohmar On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 14 June 2022 Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, The Myanmar junta is escalating its scorched-earth atrocity [ Read more ]
Seven human rights organizations expressed concerns about the deteriorating health of activist and Delhi University professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba in Nagpur Central Jail, Maharashtra State, and called on the Indian authorities to provide urgent access to health care. G.N. Saibaba was initially arrested in 2014 and accused of links to banned Maoist organisations. In March [ Read more ]
