Year: 2018
Bangladesh : General Elections sparked grave human rights concern
Asia & Pacific
December 31, 2018
Bangladesh : General Elections sparked grave human rights concern
AFD International is following with deep concern the violence that accompanied the recent legislative elections in Bangladesh, which resulted in…
Philippines: AFD International regards the judicial decision to indict the news website CEO for tax evasion a censorship and politically motivated act.
Asia & Pacific
December 28, 2018
Philippines: AFD International regards the judicial decision to indict the news website CEO for tax evasion a censorship and politically motivated act.
Maria Ressa the CEO of Rappler news website has been summoned for multiple tax misconducts and tax evasion. Ms Ressa…
China: AFD International condemn Illegal detention of Uighur minority in collective detention centres
Asia & Pacific
December 16, 2018
China: AFD International condemn Illegal detention of Uighur minority in collective detention centres
The Chinese government admitted last October that there were so-called rehabilitation and training centers for Uighur minority detainees in various…
AFD International: India Report 2017/2018
Asia & Pacific
November 7, 2018
AFD International: India Report 2017/2018
Republic of India Head of state: Ram Nath Kovind Head of government: Narendra Modi Capital: New Delhi Region: South-East Asia…
Myanmar: 7 years in jail to Reuters journalists sends press freedom to abysmal
Asia & Pacific
September 4, 2018
Myanmar: 7 years in jail to Reuters journalists sends press freedom to abysmal
The only crime Wa alone and Kyaw Soe committed was doing their jobs as journalists to further expose the heinous…
Myanmar: UN Demands accountability for the Rohingya persecution.
Asia & Pacific
August 28, 2018
Myanmar: UN Demands accountability for the Rohingya persecution.
AFD international welcomes the un fact finding mission of Myanmar which published its report today and found that there is…
South Korea: AFD International demands the release of Mr Ahmed El-Muqaddam.
Asia & Pacific
August 3, 2018
South Korea: AFD International demands the release of Mr Ahmed El-Muqaddam.
South Korean authorities has arrested Mr Ahmed El-Muqaddam an Egyptian citizen who is known for his opposition to the Egyptian…
India: India’s National Register of Citizen (NRC): Millions are frightened of the Rohingya style of uprooting
Asia & Pacific
August 3, 2018
India: India’s National Register of Citizen (NRC): Millions are frightened of the Rohingya style of uprooting
India’s four million Assamese in the north-eastern region will be potentially stripped off their citizenship many of them are from…
Pakistan: USA usage of drones impacts negatively on human rights
Asia & Pacific
April 4, 2018
Pakistan: USA usage of drones impacts negatively on human rights
Since it started using drones or (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) UAV, in numbers of states against many alleged terrorist organisations, the…
Iran: Using excessive force in the face of peaceful demonstrations
Asia & Pacific
January 1, 2018
Iran: Using excessive force in the face of peaceful demonstrations
Many Iranian cities witnessed on Thursday, December 28, 2017, widespread demonstrations calling for improving economic and living conditions, protesting the…