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A Fireside Chat about Russian Society and Perceptions of War and Sanctions at Carnegie Europe

More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin maintains tight control over domestic narratives to be delivered to Russian society but also reinforces its legislative arsenal as a...

India and Pakistan: Religiously Armed Nuclear Nations

By William E. Swing On April 22, 2025, twenty-six, mostly Hindu, tourists were killed in the Indian administered region of Kashmir. This set off a cross-border exchange of armed retaliations between two nuclear-armed nations, Pakistan...

Pakistan’s Islamic Council Declares Child Marriage Ban “Un-Islamic” Amid Rising Concerns Over Girls’ Rights

ISLAMABAD — In a move that has sparked intense debate over the intersection of religion and human rights, Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared a newly passed law criminalizing child marriage in...

A call to President Macron to ask for the release of eight conscientious objectors while in Singapore

Human Rights Without Frontiers (Brussels) urges French President Macron during his visit in Singapore this week to ask for the release of eight young Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned as conscientious objectors to military service. Four of...

Indian Diaspora in Italy Condemns Pahalgam Attack, Rallies in Rome Against Terrorism

ROME — The Indian community in Italy has voiced strong condemnation and deep sorrow following the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, which left 26 Hindu male tourists dead. The massacre, allegedly carried out by the terrorist group The Resistance Front (TRF)—an affiliate of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba—has ignited a wave of grief and protest across the Indian diaspora in Europe.

From Refuge to Genocide: New Light on the Cham People’s Fragmented Identity and Forgotten Tragedy

In a world still grappling with the legacies of forced migration and religious persecution, new academic research is revisiting one of Southeast Asia’s lesser-known tragedies — the complex fate of the Cham people of...

Dhaka wants to bring back ousted Hasina for trials

Bangladesh’s current interim government continues pursuing the return journey of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka so that she is compelled to face hundreds of legal cases, lodged in different locations of the south Asian nation, and finally delivered justice to the victims.

European Union imposes sanctions on Iran’s judiciary over human rights abuses—including the persecution of Bahá’ís

Brussels – The Council of the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions and restrictive measures on a number of courts, judges and prisons in Iran in its decision  2025/774. These sanctions spotlight the role of judicial...

European Parliament urges the unconditional release of Baha’i prisoner of conscience Mahvash Sabet

The European Parliament has passed an urgency resolution on Iran, expressing its concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country. The resolution specifically calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Mahvash Sabet. This...

Breaking Chains, Building Futures: The Uplifting Tales of ‘Finding Home’

Documentary Review: "Finding Home" – A Beacon of Hope and Resilience DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE, the weekly series providing a platform for independent filmmakers to air films on important social, cultural and environmental issues, presents the award-winning...

Elevating EU-Central Asia Relations: A New Era of Strategic Partnership

In a historic milestone for Europe-Asia relations, Antonio Costa, President of the Council of the European Union, co-chaired the first-ever EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Against the backdrop of one of Central Asia’s...

Urgent Appeal: Stop the Forced Deportation of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan

After reading the recent urgent appeal by Ilham Ahmadi from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), it is impossible not to be deeply troubled by the ongoing mass deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Ahmadi’s...

The tragedy of the earthquake of myanmar “compounds already disastrous”

Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN’s profound sorry at the immense loss of life stemming from Friday’s 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes with the death toll rising to around 2,000, according...

Schuman Plan 2.0 for lasting peace in Europe and for a new West-East Community

Peace in Europe is needed and possible. It is the basis of stability, the goal of security and a precondition for prosperity of countries. On May 9, 1950, the then French Foreign Minister Robert...

EU-Central Asia: 20th Ministerial meeting held in Ashgabat

The European Union and the five Central Asian countries reaffirmed their strong political commitment to strengthening engagement and deepening cooperation during the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and...

Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan: A State-Sanctioned Crisis

In a chilling escalation of state-endorsed persecution, the Pakistani government has been accused of complicity in fostering extremist narratives that directly threaten the lives and safety of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The...

From India to Australia – Garth Davis’s Lion Maps a Heartbreaking Journey of Loss and Identity

Most people can relate to the feeling of searching for belonging, and in Garth Davis's poignant film, Lion, you are taken on a journey that follows Saroo Brierley, who spends decades navigating the emotional...

Is Junaid Hafeez Condemned Forever?

Junaid Hafeez, a former professor of English Literature at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), has spent more than a decade in solitary confinement, trapped in a legal limbo that epitomizes Pakistan's intolerance, judicial inefficiency, and...

GHRD’s UN Side Event: Human Rights in Pakistan

On October 2, 2024, GHRD hosted a side event at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was chaired by GHRD’s Mariana Mayor Lima and featured three key speakers: Professor Nicolas Levrat, the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Ammarah Balouch, Sindhi lawyer, activist and UN Women UK delegate, and Jamal Baloch, a political activist from Balochistan and previous victim of an enforced disappearance orchestrated by the Pakistani State.

The EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief on mission in Pakistan

The EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Mr Frans van Daele, is on the eve of carrying out a fact-finding mission in Pakistan. The dates announced two months ago were 8-11...

Sri Lanka received an Election Observation Mission from the European Union

Following an invitation by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, the European Union has decided to deploy an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Sri Lanka to observe the Presidential Election scheduled for 21 September...

Repression against Christians in China is increasing

Persecution of Christians in China is increasing and spreading to Hong Kong, Release International

Bangladesh under Fire: A Call for Justice and Accountability

Recent developments in Bangladesh have raised significant alarm within the international community, particularly regarding the announcement of a controversial "shoot on sight" policy. As violence escalates, the High Representative's statement during the ASEAN Regional...

EU Intensifies Pressure: Six-Month Extension of Russia Sanctions

Brussels, – The European Council has chosen to extend its ranging sanctions, against Russia, for an additional six months due to the ongoing aggression and destabilizing actions by Russia in Ukraine. These measures,...

Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice

The European Union takes good note of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in respect of the “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian...
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