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Addressing Forced Exile, Removal of Nationality and Statelessness: The EU Extends Support to Stateless People Worldwide

This article summarises a European Parliament exchange of views on statelessness, forced exile, and the deprivation of nationality as tools of repression. Speakers highlighted how authoritarian governments and discriminatory legal systems leave millions without nationality, restricting access to healthcare, education, documentation, and protection. Testimonies from Nicaragua and the Rohingya community illustrated the severe human consequences of forced displacement and denationalisation, while experts and civil society representatives called for stronger EU sanctions, more coherent foreign policy, improved asylum protections, and sustained international accountability efforts.

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The European Parliament Targets Industrialized Misogyny: A Call For Urgent Ban on AI “Nudifier” Apps

This article covers a European Parliament FEMM Committee hearing on the rise of AI-facilitated gender-based violence, particularly the spread of non-consensual deepfake pornography and “nudifier” applications. Experts, lawmakers, and civil society representatives warned that existing AI and digital platform laws are failing due to weak enforcement and profit-driven platform models. The hearing stressed the urgent need for stronger corporate accountability, EU-wide bans on exploitative AI tools, improved protection for women and children online, and a proactive approach that treats digital safety as a fundamental human rights and public health issue.

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Human Rights Defenders Warn of Escalating Criminalisation and Violence Against LGBTIQ+ Communities in Africa

This article summarises a European Parliament DROI exchange of views on the escalating criminalisation, violence, and discrimination faced by LGBTIQ+ persons, particularly across Africa and among displaced queer communities. Speakers highlighted how anti-rights legislation increasingly targets identity, advocacy, healthcare, and public expression, while displaced LGBTIQ+ refugees face severe violence, exclusion, and humanitarian neglect. The discussion stressed the importance of sustained EU engagement, protection for human rights defenders, stronger asylum safeguards, and support for locally led initiatives grounded in universal human rights principles.

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GHRD And The International Day Of Multilateralism And Diplomacy For Peace

This article examines the central role of Sahrawi women in resisting Moroccan occupation and documenting human rights abuses in Western Sahara. It highlights how women activists face gendered violence, surveillance, and institutional harassment because of their leadership in the struggle for self-determination. The piece underscores that protecting Sahrawi women is essential to any meaningful path toward justice and decolonisation.

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Balochistan: 78 Years of Occupation, Human Rights Abuses and the Failure of International Accountability

This press release highlights exhibitions at the United Nations drawing attention to human rights violations faced by Sindhi and Baloch communities in Pakistan. It underscores issues such as enforced disappearances, repression of journalists, and threats to cultural identity. The events also amplified calls for self-determination and greater international action to protect these communities.

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Sindhi and Baloch Communities Reinvidicate Human Rights Violations and Self-Determination Rights

This press release highlights exhibitions at the United Nations drawing attention to human rights violations faced by Sindhi and Baloch communities in Pakistan. It underscores issues such as enforced disappearances, repression of journalists, and threats to cultural identity. The events also amplified calls for self-determination and greater international action to protect these communities.

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Discussion About Pakistan’s Trade Status and Human Rights Abuses

This press release highlights calls at the UN Human Rights Council to reconsider Pakistan’s GSP+ trade status due to ongoing human rights violations. Speakers raised concerns over misuse of blasphemy laws, political repression, and restrictions on media freedom. The discussion emphasised that trade privileges should be conditional on measurable improvements in human rights and accountability.

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Systematic Human Rights Crisis in Sindh and Balochistan

This press release highlights systemic human rights violations against Sindhi and Baloch communities in Pakistan, including forced conversions, economic marginalisation, and enforced disappearances. It underscores patterns of structural discrimination and political repression affecting religious and indigenous minorities. Speakers called for international accountability and stronger protection of minority rights and self-determination.

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European Parliament Hearing Addresses Bangladesh’s Democratic Transition and Rohingya Accountability

This press release highlights a European Parliament hearing on Bangladesh’s recent elections and ongoing efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against the Rohingya. While the elections signal a potential democratic shift, concerns remain around human rights violations, institutional reforms, and minority protections. The discussion also stressed the need for sustained international engagement on Rohingya justice and refugee protection.