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    Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Drive Intensifies Amid Political Promises and Mounting Pressure

    The move comes amid growing criticism over delays in fulfilling the administration’s ambitious anti-corruption and economic promises made during last year’s presidential campaign.
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    Maldives: Media Bill Faces Growing Opposition; Rights Groups Warn of Threat to Free Expression

    A proper national study was required to assess whether the Maldives should pursue a self-regulatory or co-regulatory model.
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    Bangladesh Rejects Pakistan Foreign Minister’s Claim That 1971 Issues Were ‘Settled Twice’

    Dhaka has for decades pressed Islamabad for three key steps: a formal apology for the atrocities committed by the Pakistani military during the 1971 war, repayment of an estimated USD 4.5 billion owed to Bangladesh since independence, and the repatriation of thousands of Pakistanis stranded in the country.
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    Sri Lanka: Former President Wickremesinghe Arrested, Hospitalized; Political Backlash Mounts

    Ranil Wickremesinghe, 76, was arrested on August 22, ushering in the highest-profile detention amid President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign.
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    Myanmar: Rights Investigators Reveal ‘Systematic Torture’, Sexual Violence

    UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities.
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    Bangladesh Rights Group Accuses Government of Ignoring Over 2,000 Crimes Against Religious Minorities

    The council also criticized the government for excluding minorities from all reform commissions, which were set up to recommend measures aimed at combating discrimination and promoting social justice.
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    ECI Faces Transparency Questions After Dodging RTI Queries

    Nayak argues the response is problematic on multiple fronts. Section 32, he says, is a weak, omnibus penal clause covering breach of official duty but does not specifically address wrongful inclusion of ineligible voters.
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: Relentless Repression Four Years into Taliban Rule

    The global human rights watchdog said that Afghanistan now faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, exacerbated by donor governments’ aid cuts and the return of 1.9 million refugees expelled from Iran and Pakistan. 
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    Women Arrived in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

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    Warning Signs Overlooked Before Nepal Glacier Collapse Trapped Thousands

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    UNICEF: 3.7 Million Afghan Children Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

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    Warning Signs Overlooked Before Nepal Glacier Collapse Trapped Thousands

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