Asia & Pacific
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MYANMAR: ICJ ORDERS MYANMAR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE ROHINGYA FROM GENOCIDE
AFD International welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice in which it ordered the state of Myanmar to…
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Cambodia: Freedom of press is in great danger
the Cambodian authorities has embarked on what it looks like a massive crack down on freedom of press after two…
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China: Chinese government and officials must be held accountable for its Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang
The 13 million ethnic minority of Uighur, predominantly Muslims, in Xinjiang have been subject to an unprecedented brutality and inhumane…
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India: the discriminatory Citizenship law and the handling of the protests violates India’s own constitution and international human rights norms
By singling out the Muslim migration in its new citizenship law, India has embarked on unlawful discriminatory practice that goes…
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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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