On International #WaterDay2023, SPARC organised a special event at Machar Colony Karachi to raise awareness about the importance of water conservation. The event featured various activities, including a theatre performance by child right clubs and a drawing and painting competition. The child right clubs showcased their talents through their engaging performance, which highlighted the significance [ Read more ]

On March 14th, INSEC – Nepal reported and participated in a press conference in Kathmandu to address the flawed provisions in the Transitional Justice Law Amendment Bill submitted to the Parliament. Conflict victims and human rights activists demand that the bill be amended to ensure justice for victims. The third amendment to the Commission for [ Read more ]

LICADHO, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, recently marked its 30th anniversary with the release of a video showcasing the organization’s remarkable achievements over the years. Founded in 1992, LICADHO has been a leading advocate for human rights in Cambodia, promoting social justice, democracy, and the rule of law. The [ Read more ]

BALAOD successfully gathered and trained 24 individuals from 8 organizations last February 15-17. The 3-day Human Rights Violation Documentation Training was held at Almont Beach Resort, Surigao City. BALAOD tackled Human rights concepts, principles and the Philippine legal system. It also trained the participants how to document, gather evidence, and create affidavits in the case [ Read more ]

Pakistan has been facing the brunt of human rights violations for a long time. The country is facing a plethora of issues that are causing human rights violations. These issues include terrorism, forced disappearance, shrinking space for civil society, honor crimes, violence against women, climate justice, violation of right to freedom of expression, association, assembly [ Read more ]

“What Japanese companies should do now in order to not be complicit in the war of aggression against Ukraine. What we should ask of Japanese companies and the Japanese government now.” Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February last year. Not a day goes by without hearing news related to it, and the [ Read more ]

The 2022 flood in Pakistan was one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history. Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in several provinces, affecting millions and destroying homes, infrastructure, and crops. The floodwaters submerged vast areas of land, disrupting transportation and communication networks and causing widespread damage to the economy. The disaster left [ Read more ]

“Under previous ASEAN leaderships, the crisis in Burma was not effectively addressed and the junta’s atrocities escalated. During the 2022 ASEAN Summit, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peace in Burma and called for concrete, practical, and measurable steps with a specific timeline. Key to this process is engaging all stakeholders. A coalition of Burma, Indonesia, [ Read more ]

Commemorating the third year of arbitrary cancellation of the registration of Maldivian Democracy Network by the Maldives government, MDN released a press release as stated below – Today marks three years since the government of Maldives arbitrarily cancelled our registration and launched a baseless, politically motivated investigation for blasphemy against the four authors of our [ Read more ]

The annual international festival of documentary films on human rights “Bir Duino” was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, from 14 to 18 November. Tthe XVI film festival “Bir Duino-2022” was dedicated to the theme: “Climate and Crises: the Situation with Fundamental Rights of Citizens, Alternatives to SDGs.” The competition program includes 22 documentaries [ Read more ]