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Center for Freedom of Expression: Press Freedom in Afghanistan Nears Collapse Amid Intensifying Repression
On International Human Rights Day, the Center for Freedom of Expression issued a grave warning: the situation for journalists and media defenders in Afghanistan continues to…
Pakistan’s civic space still rated as ‘repressed’ and human rights defenders detained
Pakistan’s civic space still rated as ‘repressed’ while protesters and human rights defenders detained across the Asia-Pacific in 2025
The CIVICUS Monitor announced in a new…
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Myanmar’s planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence and deep political repression, with thousands…
Amnesty International Warns ‘Genocide Not Over’ as Israeli Strikes and West Bank Raids Intensify
Rights group asserts 'no evidence' that Israel’s genocidal intent has changed, pointing to ongoing attacks and a crippling aid blockade.
In a stark warning to the international…
Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns
More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year,…
The Unfinished Reckoning: Why True Climate Justice Demands a Confrontation with Colonialism
The concept of climate justice remains an empty promise without a full-throated reckoning with the legacy of colonialism. After the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ)…
Australia’s Envoy, UN Warn of Deepening Crisis of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
SYDNEY – In a stark assessment coinciding with a global campaign against gender-based violence, Australia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Amanda McGregor, has declared that…
‘Enough Repression’: Thousands of Tunisians Protest Against Saied’s Authoritarian Turn
In a powerful display of defiance, thousands of Tunisians flooded the streets of the capital on Saturday, voicing their fury against President Kais Saied’s escalating crackdown on…
Ceasefire in Name Only: UN Reports Dozens of Palestinian Children Killed Since Truce Began
GENEVA – A United Nations agency has starkly condemned the continued violence in Gaza, revealing that at least 67 Palestinian children have been killed since a U.S.-brokered…
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads: Institutional Legacies and the Imperative for Reform Following the Hasina Conviction
Abstract: The recent in absentia conviction of…