December 16, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the tradegy in the city of Zhanaozen and the village of Shetpe, when, after a months-long strike of oil workers as a result of the use of firearms by the police, according to official data, 17 people or more died and 86 were injured. In result of [ Read more ]

Law and Society Trust launched ‘Gender Discriminatory Social Norms and Their Impact on the Rights and Freedoms of Women’ – a report based on a participatory research carried out in the Northern Province – at the Jaffna Public Library. For the PDF version of the report, click here. For the Infographics of the report, click [ Read more ]

Oil and gas revenues are funding the Myanmar military junta and its attempted coup d’etat during which it has killed over 1,300 people and arbitrarily detained over 11,000 people. Each day the junta continues to commit grave crimes, including crimes against humanity, yet Macron and Biden take no action over oil and gas revenues generated [ Read more ]

We, the undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) and other NGOs are extremely concerned about the tense situation in Kazakhstan. In the light of rapidly evolving events, we urge all protesters to refrain from the use of violence and the authorities of Kazakhstan to ensure that all their actions taken in response to [ Read more ]

ISLAMABAD: Criticising increase in tax on milk for children, the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has urged the government to get targeted revenue by increasing tax on tobacco products. The suggestion came during a virtual post mini-budget session with journalists on Wednesday. Malik Imran Ahmed, the country head of [ Read more ]

A researcher from Imparsial, Hussein Ahmad, said that the military operation carried out by TNI troops was illegal because it was not in accordance with Article 7 Paragraph 3 of Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the TNI. The military operation is also considered to have encouraged human rights violations in Cenderawasih Earth. Hussein said [ Read more ]

What to do if stopped or detained by the police? SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member based in Malaysia has released a video on your rights if you are stopped, detained or investigated by the police which includes: 1) The information you need to request and provide by the police when you are dismissed; 2) Information that needs [ Read more ]

On November 26, 2021, the Human Rights and Land Rights section of ADHOC organized a dissemination session of the Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. It was held at Phnom Bros Hotel of Kampong Cham province with total participants of 56 youths, including 35 women (62.50%) from 5 universities and from a CSO [ Read more ]

  In a largely patriarchal society, women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Nepal face life-threatening risks and gender-based violence while advocating for women’s rights. On 29 November 2021, WOREC held a public rally in commemorating International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. ** Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) is a non-governmental organization working for the protection and promotion of [ Read more ]

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), as the Secretariat of Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB), arranged a ‘Consultation on the implementation of UNCAT Recommendations: Assessing Progress and Challenges of Bangladesh’ on 3 November 2021, with its member organizations at the Conference Room of ASK. The meeting was presided over by Golam Monowar Kamal, Executive Director, ASK, [ Read more ]