Rachel O'Brien

Bangladesh’s authorities must uphold the rights of Dalit sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination.

This Black History Month’s theme, standing firm in power and pride, like any commitment to a movement, must endure more than a mere month.

Once again young people have taken to the streets to voice long festering frustrations. Corruption, inequality, privilege for the few, lack of jobs, spiralling prices – a familiar scenario.

In Thailand's southernmost provinces, 43% of people who finally made it to trial after detention under emergency laws were acquitted and found not guilty due to lack of evidence.

The Indian government is pouring money into Indian administered Kashmir, building major roads, state of the art bridges and rail links, which sounds benevolent, but who will benefit?

Pakistan is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Its population of over 250 million suffers disproportionately from shifting weather patterns.

Pakistan is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Its population of over 250 million suffers disproportionately from shifting weather patterns.

Since last August there has been a wave of prosecutions targeting individuals linked, or perceived to be linked, to the previous Awami League government.

Because freedom of expression is not a concession: it is a right. And defending it is everyone's responsibility, though primarily the responsibility of those who swore to protect it.

A country that ignores its founding leader’s words, rewrites its constitution to limit rights, and targets loyal citizens has forgotten its own purpose.

Until every Afghan woman and girl can spread her wings and fly, our country will never truly know peace.

Daulatdia in Bangladesh is officially a brothel village, but it's more like a prison where women are forced into sexual exploitation, most of whom were trafficked here.

On April 2024, 126 Indigenous Bawm people, including 27 women and children, were arbitrary arrested as part of an ongoing military operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh.

The situation for women and minorities in Bangladesh has deteriorated recently. There have been more attacks on indigenous people over the last year.

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Forced disappearances have become a grim reality in Pakistan, particularly in regions like Balochistan. The systematic targeting of activists, political dissenters, and students has left thousands missing.

The Anti-Racist demonstrations in August show communities that neutralise hate exist. Against the echoes of imperialism and seething rage on our doorsteps, we showed up and painted a picture of tolerant, accepting communities.

Amnesty UK’s first event, Deconstructing Power, is set to take place in a few weeks, with a lineup of powerful speakers and a range of thought-provoking discussions.

The question before us now is: What can we do? Can we stand by and watch as Afghan women are silenced and subjugated, or will we, as a nation, step up and take meaningful action?

As of 8 August 2024, the National Register of Missing and Disappeared Persons reported up to 116,386 disappeared and missing persons. With the numbers ever rising, this is not just a historical problem.