Asia & Pacific
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Protecting Minorities’ Rights in International Law: Towards a robust accountability mechanism The case of the Rohingya
The present refugee crisis afflicting the Rohingya population of Myanmar is one of the most intractable and challenging cases within…
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India: Indian government’s decision to impose direct rule from Delhi will trigger grave human rights issues
The decision of the Indian government to strip Jammu & Kashmir from its special status is posing a great risk…
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Philippines: Duterte war on drugs is a war on the poor
AFD International and all human rights community is horrified at the scale of killing of the president Duterte pursuit of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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