Whether it's in a camp, a hospital or a hotel, indefinite detention is a tool of suffering, defined by surveillance, confinement and abuse. In the words of Mostafa Azimitabar (Moz), “It is a system designed to break the human spirit.”

Mostafa Azimitabar (Moz)

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

UPDATE Laos: Brazen shooting of human rights defender ‘Jack’ must be investigated immediately

3 May 2023 | 6:21 pm

Lao authorities must urgently launch an investigation into the brazen shooting of a human rights...

KAMPALA, UGANDA - APRIL 24: A woman identifying as a lesbian makes jewellery to sell whilst at a shelter for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women on April 24, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. The shelter aims to not only house sexual minorities, but to give the women skills training, counselling, and access to healthcare. Uganda's policymakers have yet to pass the pending anti-gay law that has caused backlash from the international community, with the hardline bill imposing capital and life-imprisonment sentences for gay sex.

LGBTQIA+ rights Africa

Uganda: Parliament Passes Notorious Bill Which ‘Blatantly Violates’ LGBTIA+ Rights

3 May 2023 | 9:29 am

Uganda parliament passes notorious bill which 'blatantly violates' LGBTQIA+ rights.

Three Palestinian protestors walk towards the border during a demonstration at the Erez crossing with Israel.

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East

Report: Israeli authorities are using facial recognition technology to entrench apartheid

2 May 2023 | 9:29 am

The Israeli authorities are using facial recognition technology to track Palestinians and restrict...

Protesters call for an end to violence against women in Afghanistan. © AFP / SHAH MARAI

Responsive campaigning Middle East

Afghanistan: UN Security Council resolution must be backed up by concerted action to restore the rights of women and girls

28 April 2023 | 3:27 pm

Afghanistan is bound by obligations under international human rights law, yet every effort has thus...

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Death penalty Asia

Singapore: Arbitrary and unlawful execution for drug-related offence shows disregard for human rights

26 April 2023 | 4:15 pm

Singapore's execution of Singaporean national Tangaraju s/o Suppiah on 26 April disregards human...

Human rights Asia

ASEAN must address its failing approach to the crisis in Myanmar following the military coup

24 April 2023 | 10:00 am

ASEAN must address the failure of its Five-Point Consensus to stop the violence and war crimes in...