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Bangladesh government must stop acts of vengeance against human rights defenders, families

Bangladesh government must stop acts of vengeance against human rights defenders, families

Bangladesh - United States of America’s Treasury Department had imposed sanctions on six former and current commanders of Bangladesh’s RAB (Rapid Action Battalion), along with visa restrictions against two RAB commanders. This had reiterated the

Dire condition of children in prison of Norther East Syria

Dire condition of children in prison of Norther East Syria

Syria - Prisons in Syria do not have the best reputations when it comes to ensuring human rights and providing equal treatment to the prisoners but a UNICEF report highlighted that the situation is worse

United Nations Advised Ethiopia To Invest In Fighting Child Marriage And Female Gentile Mutilation

United Nations Advised Ethiopia To Invest In Fighting Child Marriage And Female Gentile Mutilation

East Africa - Two United Nations agencies advised the Government of Ethiopia to invest more in fighting child marriage and Female Gentile Mutilation (FGM). The UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and UNFPA (United Nations Population

HRC’s former president sues it over alleged racial discrimination

HRC’s former president sues it over alleged racial discrimination

United States - Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights advocacy group in the United States, has been sued by its former president over charges of alleged racial discrimination. Alphonso David filed the lawsuit against

Amnesty reports stresses on human rights reforms in South Sudan

Amnesty reports stresses on human rights reforms in South Sudan

Sudan - Human rights activists have stressed the need to urgently come up with human rights reforms for the dragging culture in South Sudan. A report by Amnesty International said that it is high time

Child Abuse Cases Hit A New Record In Japan In 2021

Child Abuse Cases Hit A New Record In Japan In 2021

Japan - recorded 2,170 child abuse cases in 2021. The figure rose 1.7 per cent from 2020. The country’s National Police Agency (NPA) investigated child abuse cases in the country. The Agency said on Thursday

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

China - Ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, human rights activists and journalists are receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms. A Beijing-based human rights activist

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan - is burning more than two weeks back as citizens are being detained without being given any proper reason. The cry over bad governance and rising fuel prices has taken strange proportions as people

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that widespread illegal logging in Cambodia’s protected forests is endangering and threatening livelihoods and cultural survival of country’s indigenous people. According to the Amnesty’s report published

Japanese parliament approves legislation on human rights situation in China

Japanese parliament approves legislation on human rights situation in China

Japan - In a rare move, Japan has announced a regulation against the human rights atrocities in China on Tuesday. As per a report, the Japanese parliament adopted the resolution today which will act on