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Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission
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1 week, 3 days ago

Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission

The Hindu  

In a new turn of events, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance set up by the interim government of Bangladesh filed a report on Saturday stating that it found the “involvement of Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina” in enforced disappearances of individuals during her tenure. On the inquiry, a statement from the Chief Adviser’s Office said, “The commission chairman said they …

Human Rights Bangladesh Hindu Hasina Report Commission Enforced
Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest
11 months ago

Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest

Al Jazeera  

Treating what is going in the province of Balochistan as a security matter only is the wrong approach. When asked about the Baloch people who had been protesting in the Pakistani capital, demanding government action on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, Kakar became visibly angry. For decades, the civilian and military rulers of Pakistan have presented the Baloch issue as …

Political Rights Natural Resources Issue Province Pakistani Balochistan
Former official under Belarus President Lukashenko to face Swiss trial over enforced disappearances
1 year, 3 months ago

Former official under Belarus President Lukashenko to face Swiss trial over enforced disappearances

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A former member of Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko’s special security forces is to face trial in Switzerland next month for the forced disappearances of political opponents in the late 1990s, rights groups said Wednesday. Activists called it a “watershed moment” in international justice that could trigger prosecutions abroad of other Belarus officials — including Lukashenko, whose regime has …

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Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund

The Hindu  

COLOMBO The Sri Lankan governmentwill set up a ‘North-East Development Fund’ to increase investments in the war-affected areas, while probing cases of enforced disappearances and land grabs that remain chief concerns of the Tamil people 13 years after the war ended. The President meanwhile agreed to focus on four key areas, including possibly releasing long-term detainees under the country’s draconian …

War Sri Lanka Tamil President Sri Rajapaksa Gotabaya