PAKISTAN NGO submission to the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights calls for the IFIs and the Pakistan government to put human rights ahead of debt repayment READ MORE
THAILAND Thai government rejects key UPR recommendations including on the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly READ MORE
CAMBODIA Cambodian court convicts 19 opposition politicians – including two prominent leaders in exile – on charges of “incitement” and “conspiracy” READ MORE
RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS The International Migration Review Forum has issued a progress declaration that highlights continuing abuse of migrant rights and lists a series of recommendations READ MORE
INDIA Human rights defender Fahad Shah charged under Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act TAKE ACTION
AUSTRALIA Two eminent lawyers both argue that there is an urgent need for a comprehensive and meaningful human rights mechanism in Australia to protect children now and in the future from the impacts of global warming READ NOAM PELEG and DAVID KINLEY
SRI LANKA CEDAW Committee determines that the country’s Penal Code that criminalises same-sex sexual activity violated the rights of a lesbian and leading LGBTI activist READ MORE
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