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    Sri Lanka Police Face Questions After Tuesday’s Firing on Protestors

    An on-spot magisterial enquiry into Tuesday’s firing on protestors has been accompanied with voices of condemnation from the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, the...
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    Pakistan: Police Handling of Whistleblower’s Death Sparks Public Outrage

    Nazim Jokhio was killed for circulating on social media his posts on the illegal hunting of the endangered houbara bustard in his village by...
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    Pakistan PM Directs Police to Ensure Safety of Journalists; Amnesty Urges Release of Social Media Activists

    PTI leaders have called for protests outside the residence of journalists in Islamabad. The government had earlier launched a crackdown on social media activists...
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    Young Story-Tellers Extend An Olive Branch Across India, Pakistan Borders

    Lighthouse, a non-profit media organisation, has launched a global campaign called ‘Beyond the Borders’ with an aim to amend the long-standing rift between India...
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    Protests a Basic Human Right, UN Experts Tell Sri Lanka

    The experts called on the authorities to engage in constructive and open dialogue with the Sri Lankan people, saying that “peaceful protests and voices...
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    Diplomats Voice Concern as Sri Lanka Imposes Emergency to Scuttle Protests

    Given the disturbing human rights track record of the Sri Lankan government, especially under the Rajapaksa family, there is concern among those watching the...
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    India Supports UN’s Rights Council ‘Fake News’ Resolution; States Urged to Tackle Hate Speech

    Officially sponsored by Ukraine, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the UK and US, the draft resolution presented to the Geneva forum emphasised the primary role...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Criminalising Same-sex Relationships, Breaching Rights, says UN women’s rights body

    Sri Lankan authorities had not taken any legal or other measures to respect and protect a rights defender’s right to a life free from...
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    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

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