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UN Experts Highlighting Racial Disparities in Brazilian Policing
27-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, ...
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Is the Death Penalty the right solution to stop violence against women?
21-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. The Aprajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, ...
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Will India Restrict Morning-after Pills?
16-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Recently, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) was reported to ...
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Exclusion of Rape Protections for Trans Persons and Men in India
15-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On July 1st, 2024, the new criminal act came into ...
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The Maldives’ compliance with its international human rights obligation regarding death penalty
08-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. The Maldives fails to adhere to its obligations under the ...
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Ahn Chang-ho’s Appointment Raises Concerns About South Korea’s Commitment to Minority Rights
02-10-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. With Ahn Chang-ho at the helm of the government’s National Human ...
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Communal Violence Flares After Mob Killing in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts
24-09-2024 Sutapa Chakma, Debolina Samanta Bangladesh Genocide Recognition Campaign, Global Human Rights Defence. Following Bangladesh’s recent historic independence from ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s regime, ...
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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights at Risk: Sarawak to be Classified as ‘High Risk’ Area under the New EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products
28-09-2024 Valentina Stivanello-Gussoni Southeast Asia & Pacific Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Sarawak, a state in Malaysian Borneo, is home to vast rainforests ...
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The Trend of Mob Justice in Bangladesh: A Great Threat to Human Rights
20-09-2024 Katherine Youssouf and Mahbuba Kamal Bangladesh Campaign Global Human Rights Defence On September 18th, 2024, two tragic incidents of vigilante justice ...
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South Korea: Court findings that the climate law infringes on the rights of future generations
25-09-2024 Stella Liantsi South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. An important step in international climate litigation occurred on August 29th, ...