South/Southeast Asia Governments: Rescue Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea
Scores of Rohingya reportedly adrift at sea (COX’S BAZAR, February 23, 2021)—Regional governments in South and Southeast Asia should...
Fortify Rights International
Feb 27, 2021
Pakistan: Christian couple on death row for ‘blasphemous texts’ must be released
Amnesty International 24 February 2021, 13:40 UTC The Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a husband and...
Amnesty International
Feb 25, 2021
A Growing Rights Crisis in Sri Lanka
By Meenakshi Ganguly Indian leaders have committed to supporting the rights of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka to “live with equity,...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 20, 2021
French MPs approve controversial ‘anti-separatism’ bill
National Assembly legislators sign off on draft law which critics say will unfairly target France’s Muslim population. French MPs have...
Al Jazeera
Feb 19, 2021
Ahmadi man killed in targeted attack in northwest Pakistan
Abdul Qadir has been shot dead at the entrance to his homoeopathic clinic in Peshawar’s Bazikhel area, the latest in a series of attacks....
Al Jazeera
Feb 13, 2021
Thousands March for Justice in Sri Lanka, Despite Ban
Protesters Call for UN Action on Accountability By Meenakshi Ganguly In Sri Lanka, families like those of Mariyasuresh Easwary, whose...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 11, 2021
Islamic State Poised for Possible Resurgence in Afghanistan, US Officials Warn
By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON - The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting...
VOA (Voice of America)
Feb 10, 2021
NINA SHEA ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA
House Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission December 17, 2020 Statement of Nina Shea Hudson Institute - Director...
Nina Shea
Feb 5, 2021
Pakistan: Persecution of Ahmadis must end as authorities attempt shutdown of US website
3 February 2021, 03:30 UTC The Pakistani authorities must end their ongoing persecution of the Ahmadiyya religious minority, which is now...
Amnesty International
Feb 4, 2021
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every morning when Khan Wali Kamran left for work, he was afraid his children might be killed in Kabul’s...
Genocide Watch
Feb 4, 2021
Violence May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The Biden administration is reviewing a deal between its predecessor and the Taliban for a May 1 deadline to pull all American troops out...
New York Times 1
Jan 31, 2021
Sri Lanka: UN Rights Chief Decries Mounting Abuses
Report Highlights Need for Strong Human Rights Council Resolution (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council , at its upcoming...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 30, 2021
