Tag: Human rights
Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption
Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 last year
Whose Freedom@75?
If we truly want to celebrate this land mark event, we all first need to ask “Whose freedom@75?” and start doing something
‘To seek and live the truth and share a vision’
It is worth the excruciating pain if the youth of today would only realize that they will be the victims if they allow historical revisionism
Taliban fighters swap arms for books as hundreds return to school
Since the Taliban swept back to power in August last year, hundreds of fighters have returned to school
Philippine rights groups decry move to ban books tagged as ‘subversive’
“The red-tagging and halting of the distribution of [books] … are shameless and idiotic acts”
Recovery in youth employment after pandemic still lagging, says ILO
The report finds that the pandemic has exacerbated the numerous labor market challenges facing those aged between 15 and 24 years
Ethnic minorities missing from census, say Bangladesh activists
Census results in July said those minorities amounted to 1.65 million people, one percent of the national total of 165 million
Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong to stand trial in September over...
The cardinal served as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which helped pro-democracy protesters
Chinese court rejects appeal in landmark #MeToo case
Zhou Xiaoxuan stepped forward in 2018 to accuse popular state TV host Zhu Jun of forcibly kissing and groping her
China’s rare earth mining in Myanmar fuels rights abuses, pollution, says...
Global Witness found that China had outsourced much of its industry across the border to a remote corner of Kachin state
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