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International Criminal Court: Expand Investigation To Include Arakan Army Massacre Of Rohingya In Hoyyar Siri
Monday, 13 April 2026, 2:02 pm | Fortify Rights
A new Fortify Rights investigation documents the killing of scores of Rohingya civilians by the AA on May 2, 2024, in Hoyyar Siri, also known as Htan Shauk Khan village in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. More >>
Thailand: Protect Rohingya Refugees Cast Into Sea By Indian Authorities
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 6:25 pm | Fortify Rights
Survivors of forced return to Myanmar now face detention, extortion, and renewed risk of refoulement in Thailand. More >>
Myanmar Junta Attacks On Farmers May Constitute War Crimes, New Investigation Finds
Friday, 27 February 2026, 1:32 pm | Fortify Rights
Between September and November 2025, Fortify Rights interviewed 12 individuals, documenting attacks on farmers and agricultural land, including arbitrary detention, torture, and bombing attacks by the Myanmar military junta. More >>
Global Leaders Join Forces To Confront Atrocities And Defend Human Rights
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:44 pm | Fortify Rights
Fortify Rights launches Leadership Council spanning five continents. More >>
Incoming Government Must End Restrictions On Freedom Of Movement, Protect Rohingya Refugees
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 9:01 pm | Fortify Rights
New testimony exposes Election Commission and Bangladesh authorities blocking Rohingya refugees’ movement ahead of national elections. More >>
Bangladesh: New Film Highlights Need For Justice, Equality Ahead Of Elections
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 7:32 am | Fortify Rights
In producing the film, Fortify Rights spoke with women’s rights activists, members of a youth-led political party, protest leaders and families of enforced disappearance victims. More >>
China: Hong Kong Court Sentences Media Entrepreneur Jimmy Lai To 20 Years In Jail After Politically-Motivated Sham Trial
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 7:28 am | Fortify Rights
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared Mr. Lai’s imprisonment arbitrary and unlawful in 2024 and called for his immediate release, and five U.N. Special Rapporteurs have also called for his release. More >>
Australia And Timor-Leste: Refer Myanmar Crisis To International Criminal Court
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 7:36 pm | Fortify Rights
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes first official visit to Timor-Leste. More >>
Myanmar: Junta Increases Attacks On Civilians Using Paramotors And Gyrocopters
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 3:01 pm | Fortify Rights
Spike in bombings from paramotors and gyrocopters marks deadly shift toward low-cost aerial attacks across Myanmar’s central lowlands. More >>
United Kingdom: PM Must Seek Immediate Release Of Jimmy Lai And Other Political Prisoners During Beijing Visit
Friday, 23 January 2026, 1:00 pm | Fortify Rights
“The British Prime Minister has a responsibility to do everything possible to secure the release of British citizen Jimmy Lai,” said Fortify Rights Senior Director Benedict Rogers. More >>
World Court Conducts First Full Hearing Of Genocide Case In More Than A Decade
Friday, 9 January 2026, 3:06 pm | Fortify Rights
The International Court of Justice Should Find that Myanmar Committed Genocide Against the Rohingya More >>
Thailand: Court Ruling In Aung Ko Ko Case Points To Military Involvement
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 8:34 pm | Fortify Rights
Authorities must identify and prosecute military perpetrators in fatal torture of Myanmar man. More >>
Myanmar Junta Using New Election Law To Crack Down On Dissent Ahead Of Sham Elections
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:33 pm | Fortify Rights
Military junta escalates attacks on media and critics. More >>
Coordinate Urgent Search And Rescue Of Rohingya Refugees At Sea, Allow Safe Disembarkation
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 3:30 pm | Fortify Rights
Boats carrying possibly hundreds of Rohingya and other refugees still missing at sea More >>
Timor-Leste: Refer Myanmar To The International Criminal Court
Friday, 24 October 2025, 11:07 am | Fortify Rights
Bangkok, October 23, 2025 Timor-Leste set to join ASEAN, 36 groups call for action on Myanmar crimes Timor-Leste must use its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) membership to push for accountability in Myanmar, including by referring ... More >>
Myanmar: Arakan Army Subjecting Ethnic Minorities To Forced Labor
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 6:37 pm | Fortify Rights
Rohingya, Hindu, and other minorities forced to work in dangerous wartime conditions in Rakhine State. More >>
China: Immediately And Unconditionally Release Student Activist Zhang Yadi
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 6:53 pm | Fortify Rights
Chinese student Zhang Yadi arrested for promoting awareness of Tibet, held without access to a lawyer. More >>
Thailand: Protect Human Rights Defenders Receiving Death Threats
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 3:59 pm | Fortify Rights
In March 2026, Thailand will undergo its next Universal Periodic Review – a process conducted under the auspices of the U.N. Human Rights Council, where other U.N. member states scrutinize each nation’s human rights record. More >>
Release Swedish Publisher Gui Minhai
Monday, 20 October 2025, 3:32 pm | Fortify Rights
The joint statement released this week notes that Sweden has demanded the release of Gui Minhai, but Chinese authorities reportedly coerced him into renouncing his Swedish citizenship and reinstating his Chinese citizenship. More >>
U.N. Member States: Impose Jet Fuel And Weapons Embargo On Myanmar Military Junta
Saturday, 6 September 2025, 6:35 pm | Fortify Rights
New report names 22 junta commanders linked to deadly airstrikes on civilians. More >>
