Asia
We work alongside local and international organizations and human rights defenders to protect civic space and promote accountability for serious human rights violations in South and South East Asia. From advocating for freedom of expression and the right to protest to an end to the use of torture, enforced disappearance, and arbitrary detention, we support international justice efforts.
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Renewed Calls to Protect Rohingya Refugees
On the third anniversary of the Rohingya genocide, RFK Human Rights and our partners call on the Myanmar government to protect this community from ongoing harm.
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We Condemn China’s Crackdown on Civic Space in Hong Kong
Tags Share (July 2, 2020, Washington D.C.) – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns the draconian national security law imposed by China to crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and those who express dissent against the Chinese government and Communist Party. The law severely curtails civic space in Hong Kong, and strips the…
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Bangladesh Must Fully Implement UN Recommendations Against Torture
Tags Share A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020 Manila/Hong Kong/Paris/Dhaka/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 25 June 2020: On the occasion of…
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COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar District Rohingya Refugee Camps
Tags Share April 2, 2020 Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, As authorities around the world struggle to cope with the spread of COVID-19, it is crucial that States act to protect the most vulnerable, including refugee populations. We, the 50 undersigned organizations, have welcomed the Bangladesh government’s efforts to host the Rohingya refugees who were…
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Myanmar: Lift Internet Restrictions in Rakhine and Chin States
Tags Share We, the 29 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Myanmar to immediately lift restrictions on mobile internet communications in eight townships in Rakhine State and one township in Chin State. We are particularly concerned by the Government of Myanmar’s recent reinstatement of restrictions on mobile internet access in five townships on February…
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ICJ Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide
Tags Share (January 23, 2020 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes a historic decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which, for the first time, orders Myanmar to protect the Rohingya people from genocide. The order for provisional measures recognized the “real and imminent risk” the Rohingya faced in the aftermath…
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Bangladesh: Protect Rohingya Refugees
We signed an open letter to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, calling for the government to prioritize Rohingya refugee rights.
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UN Committee Calls Out Bangladesh’s Use of Torture
Tags Share Global, 14 August 2019: – Following serious concerns expressed by the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) about torture in Bangladesh, seven human rights organizations call on the Bangladeshi government to recognize the magnitude of the problem and address and implement the nearly 90 recommendations made by the UN body. On 9 August 2019,…
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RFK Human Rights Condemns the Arrest and Continued Detention of Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns the arrest and continued detention of Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, founder of the Human Dignity Film Institute, which puts on the annual Human Rights/Human Dignity International Film Festival in Myanmar and produces documentaries and films on human rights issues. Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi was…
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Responds to Kerry Kennedy
Tags Share READ THE PRIME MINISTER’S RESPONSE AS A PDF Dear Ms. Kennedy, I write to you in reference to your letter dated 15 November 2018. I also fondly recall our meeting in July this year, I am glad to see your concerns for the persecuted Rohingyas. I would like to reassure you that Bangladesh…
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Letter to UN High Commissioner Regarding Bangladesh
Tags Share Please read our letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the need to make Bangladesh a priority over the coming months. FULL LETTER
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ICC Has Jurisdiction Over Crimes Against Rohingya
Tags Share (September 6, 2018 | Washington, DC) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the decision by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) finding that the Court has jurisdiction to investigate certain Crimes Against Humanity committed against the Rohingya population of Myanmar. Although Myanmar is not a State Party to the Rome…
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