Self-Determination

Jun 15, 2020

Balochistan: Pakistan Abducts 8 Baloch Youths

A number of young Baloch men have reportedly been abducted by the Pakistani military from different regions of Pakistan's Balochistan province. After a number of raids, the young men were taken to a nearby military base and have not been able to speak to their families. The kidnappings continue a trend of enforced disappearances by the Pakistani military in Balochistan. To date, estimates by the...

Jun 15, 2020

Balochistan: Pakistan Abducts 8 Baloch Youths...

A number of young Baloch men have reportedly been abducted by the Pakistani military from different regions of Pakistan's Balochistan province. After a number of raids, the young men were taken to a nearby...

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Jun 09, 2020

District of Columbia: House Leader Promises Statehood...

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer promised that a bill granting statehood to Washington, D.C. would be brought to the House floor this year. In light of the current anti-racism protests, Hoyer stated that...

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Jun 09, 2020

Assyria: Christians Fear For Their Future In Turkey...

Many Assyrians living in southern Turkey fear for their future, as few communities remain in their ancestral homeland. Assyrians were persecuted during the 20th century and in the late 1980s and 1990s,...

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Jun 08, 2020

Chittagong Hill Tracts: HR Report June

On 5 June 2020, the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti released its latest monthly report on the human rights situation of the Jumma people in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Overall, the report notes...

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Jun 08, 2020

Taiwan: GCTF Providing Effective Platform for...

The unofficial diplomatic network developed between Taiwan and other countries has provided the largely-unrecognised state with significant success over recent years. Taiwan's exclusion from international...

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Jun 08, 2020

West Papua: Harsh Prison Sentences for Protes...

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded a 17-year prison sentence for West Papuan activist Buchtar Tabuni. Tabuni is one of seven political prisoners who have been trialled in East Kalimantan. The accusations...

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Jun 08, 2020

The Role of States to Protect the Sahrawi Peoples'...

UNPO was recently asked by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights to submit and advisory opinion on issue of state responsibility to facilitate and protect the rights of the people of Western...

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Jun 05, 2020

Catalonia: Spain Denies UN WGAD Findings

A year ago, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions (WGAD) issued an opinion on the case of the Catalan political prisoners. The WGAD is a mechanism that was set up to provide a fast and...

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