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China Uses Torture Through Hospitals Disguised As Jails In An Attempt To Stop Protesters
China uses fake diagnoses of mental illness to jail protesters in hospitals and subject them to torture and ill-treatment disguised as cures. Through ...
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GHRD Calls Upon Bangladesh To Respect Minority Rights
On March 13, 2025, Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) organized a protest at the Broken Chair in front of the United Nations in ...
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The Declaration of Martial Law in South Korea and Its Aftermath
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law on December 3rd, 2024. The declaration led to widespread resistance and clashes. The National Assembly ...
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The Emergence of the National Citizen Party: A New Political Era in Post-July Revolution Bangladesh
Bangladeshi students who led the protests during the July Revolution have launched ‘Jatiya Nagorik Party’ (National Citizens’ Party). Nahid Islam, prominent protest leader ...
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Sri Lanka: A New Dawn or Repeated Promises?
21-02-2025 Patricia Petrosian SouthEast Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Sri Lanka’s new government has swept into office with assurances of bold ...
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Mystery Deepens in Savar Murder: NGO Denies Victim’s Alleged Affiliation
14-02-2025 Tanzil Amin Shuvo Bangladesh Campaign, Global Human Rights Defence. A man named Utpal Roy (62) was murdered in Narayanganj on February ...
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North Korean troops deployed in Russia against Ukraine: warfare methods and human rights abuses
14-02-2025 Marco Resconi South East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence Despite North Korea’s long history of human rights violations over the ...
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Volkswagen’s Xinjiang Plant Sale Sparks Scrutiny Amid Human Rights Allegations
13-02-2025 Klaus M. Schmidt Flores South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In 2024, the German automotive giant Volkswagen (VW), ...
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HRW on Bangladesh: Need for Judicial Reform and Accountability for Enforced Disappearances
09-02-2025 Antonia Chettab Bangladesh Campaign Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In January 2025, Human Rights Watch published a 50-page report titled “After ...