Joint oral statement on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Amnesty International on Bangladesh delivered on 11 September 2024 at the 57th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council

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A year on from Imran Khan’s conviction and sentencing, Amnesty International has found several fair trial violations under international human rights standards which have resulted in his arbitrary detention, denying his right to liberty. Amnesty International has reviewed key documents in Imran...

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In August 2024, the Huthi de facto authorities released the four remaining detained Baha’i individuals Abdul’elah Muhammad al-Boni, Hassan Tariq Thabet al-Zakari, Muhammad Bashir Abdel Jalil and Ibrahim Ahmad Jo’eil after being arbitrarily detained for more than a year at the Huthi-run security and...

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Responding to the signing of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances by the Interim Government of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday, Smriti Singh, Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International said: “The signing of...

The Guinean authorities must immediately carry out an impartial, independent and transparent investigation into the enforced disappearance of civil society activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah, who have now been missing for more than seven weeks, said Amnesty International and 17 Guinean...

To commemorate International Day of the Disappeared, today Amnesty International is launching the international campaign “Searching without Fear”, which recognizes the crucial work of women searchers in the Americas and urges states to protect and guarantee their rights as they search for their...