April 19, 2025

Human rights

Sheikh Hasina: 'I thought they will kill me': Bangladesh rights activist calls for justice after 5 years in captivity

Sheikh Hasina: ‘I thought they will kill me’: Bangladesh rights activist calls for justice after 5 years in captivity

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Michael Chakma, a Bangladeshi indigenous people’s rights activist who was abducted five years ago in April 2019, was found alive earlier this month, along with the families of hundreds of others who ‘disappeared’ under Sheikh Hasina’s regime, as per Reuters news agency. Chakma was awakened by his captors on August 7 in the dark, tiny…

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UN side event spotlights China's rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Kazakhs

UN side event spotlights China’s rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Kazakhs

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GENEVA: Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a side event at the UN human rights council’s 56th session in Geneva.The event was organised by CAP Liberte de Conscience, Campaign for Uyghurs, and Centre for Uyghur Studies.The gathering brought together global experts, civil…

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