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Former UK MP expresses concerns over corruption, human rights crisis in Bangladesh
Geneva, March 27: At a side event during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Wednesday, former UK Member of Parliament Paul Burstow delivered a keynote speech addressing human rights violations and the rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh.
China unlawfully detains thousands, convicts 1,545 'prisoners of conscience' in 6 years, says rights group
Beijing, March 6: Chinese authorities have unlawfully detained thousands of individuals for peacefully asserting or exercising their rights over the past six years and have sentenced 1,545 individuals classified as prisoners of conscience, a rights organization reported on Wednesday, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).