Press Release

16 April

Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) held its first virtual side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York, focusing on advancing gender equality for women and girls in Pakistan. Speakers discussed forced child marriages, conversions, and blasphemy laws, calling for accountability, independent investigations, and ratifying the UN Enforced Disappearances Convention.

1 April

Empower Women Media held the Abraham Women's Alliance Brussels Forum on March 19, 2025, promoting peacebuilding, inter-religious harmony, and women's empowerment, with key speakers emphasizing religious freedom and gender equality.

26 March

Empower Women Media held the Abraham Women's Alliance Brussels Forum on March 19, 2025, promoting peacebuilding, inter-religious harmony, and women's empowerment, with key speakers emphasizing religious freedom and gender equality.

19 March

Empower Women Media held the Abraham Women's Alliance Brussels Forum on March 19, 2025, promoting peacebuilding, inter-religious harmony, and women's empowerment, with key speakers emphasizing religious freedom and gender equality.

13 March

GHRD organized a protest at the Broken Chair in Geneva on March 13, 2025, calling for justice and accountability for the ongoing human rights violations in Bangladesh and urging international intervention.

13 February

HRFP demands justice for Christian youth accused of blasphemy and condemns religious minority rights violations in Pakistan. They condemn forced conversions, abductions, and marriages, and have been working to protect religious minorities since 2013.

25 November

Global Human Rights Defence urges Bangladesh's government to ensure the safety and fair treatment of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who was arrested on November 25, 2024.

25 November

The 4th edition of the Hague Human Rights Film Festival showcased five documentaries on children's rights, highlighting global challenges like forced marriage, war, and famine, and emphasized the importance of safeguarding their rights.

22 November

The forced removal of Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh has sparked violence against the Hindu minority, demanding immediate protection and equal treatment. GHRD urges international pressure and reforms.

19 October

A peaceful demonstration in London by the Jumma Peoples Network UK, Amnesty International, Survival International, and Friends of CHT against Bengali settlers' violent attacks on the Indigenous Jumma peoples.

2 October

GHRD hosted a side event at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, discussing human rights, forced conversions, and Pakistani minorities' forced marriages. Panel stressed urgency for cooperation and international accountability.

30 September

Amsterdam protest demands human rights justice for 150 Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians in China, urging cessation of forced labor, closure of concentration camps, religious freedom, and cultural heritage preservation.

27 September

The symposium "Breaking the Bias: Western Media & Human Rights in Bangladesh" in The Hague explored media representation and human rights issues, including the 1971 genocide.

27 September

The symposium "Breaking the Bias: Western Media & Human Rights in Bangladesh" in The Hague explored media representation and human rights issues, including the 1971 genocide.

16 August

The Hague-based special hearing highlighted escalating human rights violations against minorities in Pakistan, highlighting severe persecution, discrimination, and population decline, as presented by the Global Human Rights Defense.

11 August

HRFP held a protest rally on National Minorities Day, highlighting the importance of religious freedom and urging the government to protect and promote their rights.

25 May

HRFP condemns violent mob attack on Christian families in Sargodha, Pakistan, for false blasphemy allegations, demanding justice and policy reforms.

20 March

Panelists at Human Rights Council discussed minority issues in South Asia, particularly Pakistan, critiquing Pakistan's policies, militarization, and poverty in Gilgit-Baltistan, urging European citizens to participate.