Tag: Human rights
Fate of 81 Rohingya adrift at sea for weeks still unresolved,...
India has been providing food, medical and technical aid but has so far rejected appeals to take the group
Nike faces social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement
The sports clothing company said it was concerned about reports of forced labor in Xinjiang
Court in China sends activist to prison for opposing national security...
Zhang Wuzhou found guilty of ‘obstructing public officials’ and ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rebuild huts after deadly fire
With critical infrastructure including medical facilities and sanitation systems destroyed, fears are rising about the spread of disease
Sri Lanka faces UN scrutiny over civil war crimes
United Nations believes 80,000-100,000 people died in the 26-year conflict
COVID-19 aggravates global decline in freedom, report says
Transparency was one of the hardest-hit aspects of democratic governance, Freedom House says
Church people stand by slain tribal leader in northern Philippines
Church groups say the killings of tribal people ‘an attempt to silence’ them in their fight against the mega-dam project
West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU
Evidence of abuses 'overwhelming', including satellite imagery, eyewitness testimony, and Chinese govt's own documents
Indian court refuses bail for detained 83-year-old Jesuit priest
Father Swamy suffers intense pain due to spondylosis and tremors in both hands due to Parkinson’s, reads part of failed bail application
Bangladesh officials probe fire at Rohingya camp that killed several people
Some witnesses say barbed wire fencing around the camp trapped many people