Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: March 2025 Update

Each month, ACLED’s Asia Pacific Team collects information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events in the region. Details below on significant developments in February 2025 in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Bangladesh: Hasina’s speech prompts demolitions ofContinue Reading

UN Report Exposes Sheikh Hasina’s Commanding Role in Possible Crimes Against Humanity in Bangladesh

A recent fact-finding report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on human rights violations in Bangladesh during the July-August student-led uprising laid bare former leader Sheikh Hasina’s direct and commanding role in serious human rights violations. The OHCHR report explicitly attributes responsibility forContinue Reading