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Breaking the Bias: Western Media and Human Rights in Bangladesh

On Friday, September 27, the Global Human Rights Defence Foundation and the student team Involve from EFR are organizing a symposium at Nieuwspoort, The Hague, about the human rights situation in Bangladesh and how Western media portrays this issue. The symposium will specifically focus on the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh, the role of Western media in reporting on it, and the impact on the Bengali community. The event will take an interactive format, featuring renowned genocide experts, former politicians, and human rights defenders. Among the speakers is Harry van Bommel, who will lead the panel discussion and pose questions to the experts.

150 Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians Unite for Justice on Amsterdam’s Dam Square

AMSTERDAM - On the eve of China's National Day, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians gathered on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square to demand justice and recognition of human rights abuses. This powerful demonstration, held on September 29, 2024, drew international attention to the ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities in China.

Stop the race to the bottom: LEFT MEPs lead the charge for fair working conditions

On 1 October, over 1,000 essential workers from nine EU countries will rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, calling for urgent...

Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency

Only hours earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” along the UN-patrolled line of separation, with...

Erdogan’s Regime Faces Criticism for Detaining Teenage Girls in Turkey

In an act that shows a lack of respect for human rights the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stooped to...

Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict

The need for gender-based violence-related services has increased 100 per cent since the crisis began in April 2023, the UN agency championing gender affairs...

‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

The world has “failed the people of Gaza”, he said. More than 41,000 people have been killed since Israel’s offensive began in response to...

World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that failing to address the mental, sexual and reproductive health of adolescents will have “serious and life-threatening...

PANAMA, the cradle of the fourth edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit. Why?

Panama, a reference for its successful accommodation of the de facto religious diversity and the peaceful coexistence between historical, tribal and new religions This year,...

Photo Exhibition at UN’s Broken Chair Highlights Victims of Terrorism in Kashmir

A poignant photo exhibition, organized by ECO FAWN Society, was held at the United Nations' Broken Chair, during the 57th session of the Human...

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