Asia

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GHRD Returns to the Palais des Nations With a New Exhibition on Minority Rights in Asia

This exhibition highlights documented human rights violations against minority communities across Asia, including religious and ethnic groups facing discrimination, enforced disappearances, restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, and systemic marginalisation. Through testimonies, photographs, and case studies, it seeks to raise awareness and promote accountability at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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Women’s Rights Crisis in Pakistan

Despite constitutional guarantees and international commitments, women and gender-diverse communities in Pakistan face a severe human rights crisis driven by institutional failure, rising physical and cyber violence, parallel customary justice systems and the weaponisation of penal laws.

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Labour Rights and Compliance Gaps in China

This article examines labour rights in China, highlighting the gap between statutory protections and their implementation. It explores restrictions on independent trade unions, exploitation of migrant and technology-sector workers, allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang, and the challenges posed by state control over labour representation and civil society.

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International Women’s Day Overshadowed by Islamabad Police

This article examines the arrest and detention of women participating in the 2026 Aurat March in Islamabad, Pakistan, and analyses the events through the lens of international human rights law. It argues that the authorities’ use of preventive legal provisions to block peaceful demonstrations reflects a broader pattern of suppressing women-led activism, drawing parallels with previous crackdowns on protesters. The article highlights potential violations of the rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of expression, and legal representation under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

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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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Piercing through the Digital Veil: The Struggle of Kenya’s Content Moderators  

This article examines the discrimination and violence faced by Christians in Pakistan, highlighting patterns of physical attacks, assaults on churches and religious gatherings, misuse of blasphemy laws, forced conversions, educational exclusion, and occupational discrimination. It argues that these challenges reflect broader structural inequalities that continue to undermine the rights, security, and freedom of religion of Pakistan’s Christian minority.

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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.

6th GHRD International Film Festival: Human Trafficking Edition
Submission Deadline: 9th August 2026