1. The Feminist Majority Foundation campaign to assist women in Afghanistan describes the elimination of Women's rights and the humanitarian crisis. BBC News - US holds thousands in Afghanistan A senior American official says some 7,000 Taleban and al-Qaeda members are being held prisoner after the collapse of the Taleban.
  2. US State Department - 2008 Human Rights Report: Afghanistan - 2008 report on the current status of human rights practices asia including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, asia worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
  3. Jan 16, 2025Civil society leaders and pro-democracy activists across Asia continued to risk their lives and liberties to fight for justice and human rights in the face of fierce attacks on rule of law and ...
  4. Curlie directory for category Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Regional: Asia. Curlie. My Account About ; Forum ; Donate ; Help us reach our monthly donation goal to run and improve the site! ... Society Issues Human Rights and Liberties Regional Asia . 122. More information. Subcategories 37.
  5. Human rights defenders . Activists, human rights defenders, and members of civil society continued to face violence, intimidation, and surveillance, with many being subjected to arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and unlawful detention. Detainees suffered torture and other ill-treatment, including sexual abuse, according to UN reports.
  6. There were modest gains for the rights of women and LGBTI people in several countries; a new law criminalizing torture and enforced disappearance was adopted in Thailand; and the mandatory death penalty was abolished in Malaysia. Yet, overall, the outlook for human rights in the Asia-Pacific region remained bleak.
  7. In a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published on February 15, 2021, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons, deplored : "The voices of human rights defenders and the media are critical for any open and decent society. At a time when ...
  8. South Asia Forum for the Human Rights - Works in Kathmandu on peace the building process, minority rights, refugees, women, dispute resolution and human rights in South Asia. Human Rights Watch - Asia - Provides the latest news on human rights issues in Asia regional as well as an annual country by country report. MySQL - Cache Direct
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