The Asian Chronicle

GENEVA (8 September 2017) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* will meet in Geneva from 11 to 15 September to examine around 350 cases from 43 countries.  The group of five independent human rights experts will also meet relatives of those who have disappeared, civil society representatives and State authorities from different countries, to exchange information on individual cases and the overall situation.       In addition, the experts will examine general allegations they have received about obstacles encountered in the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The experts’ 113 th  session, to be held in private, coincides with the first week of the Human Rights Council, during which the Working Group will present on 12 September its  annual report , a report on its  visit to Albania , a study on  enforced disappearances in the context of mig...

It's a wrap at #SMALLSFF17! Five incredible days of screenings, panels, masterclasses and parties have now come to a end at our 2017 festival. Thank you to everyone who attended - it was great to share The Smalls experience with you. We hope you loved the festival as much as we did and had an amazing time! Last night we announced our 2017 category winners - have a gander below to find out who made it big at The Smalls Film Festival 2017! But first... Filmmakers! We Love You! We would like to offer a massive thank you to every filmmaker who has shared their film with us. You have helped to warm hearts, evoke laughter, and bring smiles to all. We look forward to your 2018 submissions! Sponsors and Partners! We Love You! Thank you to every single sponsor and partner who has made our 2017 festival possible! From providing delicious food and drink, to amazing prizes and support of all kinds - you have helped continue the legacy of e...

Click to View in Browser THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 TODAY'S HEADLINES Court sentences two Mumbai 1993 blasts convicts to death MUMBAI (Reuters) - A court on Thursday sentenced to death two men convicted of involvement in India's most deadly bombings, a series of blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993, while two others were jailed for life. |  Full Article Children, teenagers among wounded Rohingya in crammed Bangladesh hospital CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Mohammed Idrees, a 10-year-old Rohingya boy, does not remember how he landed at the hospital in Bangladesh with a part of his right ear blown off. |  Full Article China agrees more U.N. actions needed against North Korea after nuclear test BEIJING/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it agreed the United Nations should take more action against North Korea after its latest nuclear test, while pushing for more dialogue to ...