Positive steps taken by interim government to investigate protest violations and address enforced disappearances Lack of reforms related to NGO laws and protection for human rights defenders and journalists New cyber law ordinance still problematic and restrictive defamation provisions remain Police reforms stalled, controversial Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) remains untouched despite UN calls for disbandment CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, welcomes the positive steps taken by the interim government to respect and protect civic space since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime a year ago.

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about the ongoing systematic repression of Pamiri Indigenous Peoples in Tajikistan.

Volunteer Activists and CIVICUS call for an immediate end to violence in Iran, Israel, and the Middle East.

Arnon Nampa is a human rights lawyer and one of the founders of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), a leading human rights organisation.