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Analysis in English on Myanmar about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 8 Jun 2023 by HRW

Click to expand Image Lawyers in Myanmar protesting the military coup in Mandalay, February 15, 2021. 2021 Frontier Magazine Lawyers in Myanmar defending anti-coup protesters and critics have faced threats, arrest, and prosecution by the military junta. Those detained have been tortured and mistreated. The military authorities impose systematic obstacles and restrictions on lawyers, impeding their work. The junta has created closed courts inside prisons that violate fair trial rights to fast-tr...

Click to expand Image Angolan riot police take position after protests over wages in Luanda on August 25, 2022. 2022 John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images Angolan police shot and killed at least five people in Huambo province on Monday during a taxi drivers' protest against a recent fuel-price increase. In a statement seen by Human Rights Watch, the Huambo police said "it was not possible to avoid" the killings, as officers tried to contain "acts of violence" by protesters w...

Click to expand Image Street vendors serve customers in Luanda, Angola, August 20, 2022. 2022 Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko byIracelma Adriano, Intern, Africa Division The Angolan authorities have once again used excessive and unnecessary force to disperse a peaceful protest, this time by women street traders, in Angola's capital, Luanda. Last week, about 400 women vendors, known locally as zungueiras, gathered to march from the local Sao Paulo market to the Luanda governor's official residenc...

The Angolan authorities have once again used excessive and unnecessary force to disperse a peaceful protest, this time by women street traders, in Angola’s capital, Luanda.

A tense standoff continued between the police and Imran Khan supporters in Lahore, raising concerns about further violence.

Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including members of the political opposition.

The International Bar Association (IBA) expresses concern over Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s interference with judicial independence, following egregious and repeated remarks undermining the integrity of the countrys Supreme Court, most recently during a press conference on 19 April 2023.

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said the acquittal of former senator Leila M. de Lima on her second illegal drugs case “demonstrates the commitment of the judiciary to the rule of law and justice." In a statement, the CHR expressed hopes for the swift decision by the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) on De Lima’s third case, particularly on her plea to post bail.

Pakistan’s police have fired on and used excessive force against protesters following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges on May 9, 2023