Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the US to pay greater attention to what she described as a worsening human rights situation in Bangladesh, calling for free elections,…
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India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, has warned that food insecurity remains one of the “gravest” humanitarian consequences of armed conflict. Speaking at the UN Security…
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has strongly condemned Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for ordering three senior journalists to remain in jail pending trial in a "crimes against humanity" case…
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who represents Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, has condemned the “inhumane” conditions in which former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is reportedly being held, saying the treatment…
Tibetans in India are planning demonstrations across the country on August 20 to highlight what they describe as continuing human-rights violations in Tibet and to protest against a new Chinese…
As Afghanistan approaches five years since the Taliban seized Kabul on August 15, 2021, the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) is urging the UK government and the international community…
Pakistan's new media regulations barring foreign media reporting outside its three main cities without prior registrations have prompted heavy concern from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the…
In an emotional speech, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on August 5 that she is prepared to return to her country despite the possibility of being detained or…
The United Nations Human Rights Office has reiterated its concerns over what it describes as “severe” human rights violations against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, also known as East Turkestan,…
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers called for continued civic engagement and coalition-building at a community forum focused on combating…
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) has welcomed the introduction of Resolution SF 4115 in the Minnesota Legislature, which seeks to condemn Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry. According to…
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) has reintroduced the “No Funds for Forced Labor Act” (H.R. 7516), a bipartisan, bicameral measure aimed at preventing international financial institutions from “providing support to any…
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) and HinduACTion convened a congressional briefing to present testimony on what they described as escalating “persecution of religious minorities” in Bangladesh under…
