Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan
Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.
Claudia Sheinbaum unveils plan to improve search efforts for missing persons in Mexico
The hundreds of thousands of missing persons in Mexico have prompted the president to propose a series of reforms to improve the state’s ability to find missing persons.
One year after historic protests, Kenya’s youth return to the streets in fresh outrage
The recent killing of a blogger while in police custody has sparked a wave of demonstrations in Kenya as outraged citizens take to the streets to demand justice and accountability.
Argentine media outlet vows to resist eviction and attacks on historical memory by Milei government
The media outlet El Grito del Sur denounces an attempt to evict them from their work space as part of a broader attack against sites of memory in Argentina.
IACHR condemns the murder and torture of the four children in Guayaquil
The ruling calls for the urgent clarification of the crime and strongly requests that the Ecuadorian State protect the lives of all people, regardless of their social or ethnic status.
Security forces detain chief of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in crackdown on Balochistan rally
The rally was called by Mahrang Baloch-led Baloch Yakjehti Committee to demand the an end to enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan
“Don’t vote for a kidnapper!”: Indonesians demand justice and an end to impunity
The legacy of the bloody Suharto dictatorship and its victims still marks political life in Indonesia, especially as the country gears up for elections in early 2024
Arrest of two Baloch students triggers protests in southwestern Pakistan
A suicide attack in Turbat on June 26, in which one police officer was killed, triggered a fresh wave of mass arrests of Baloch students in the region. The issue of enforced disappearances has been a major concern in Balochistan
There is a palpable sense of anger among people of Balochistan, says fact finding report
The latest report by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that there is no respite in rights abuse which has led to palpable sense of anger among the people of Balochistan
Protesters accuse military of custodial killing of daily wager in Kashmir
The body of Abdul Rashid Dar was recovered from the Zirhama forest of Kupwara district. Dar had been detained in December by security forces who subsequently claimed he had escaped
Families of forcibly disappeared persons mark six years of struggle in Sri Lanka
Holding banners and black flags, hundreds of relatives of disappeared Tamils marched in the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi demanding justice and accountability
Protesters accuse military of forcibly disappearing a daily wage worker in Kashmir’s Kupwara
The family of the worker has been seeking his whereabouts after he was picked up during a night raid by Indian army soldiers on December 15. Police claim he escaped from custody despite heavy security
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