Tag: Human rights
Uyghurs in Malaysia: Parliamentary debate prompts questions on refugee status
Govt has signaled its intent not to deport Uyghurs back to China, contradicting its ironclad policy on immigration
4 seriously injured in attack on Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state
Christians had gathered for a baptism ceremony and were celebrating when they were attacked by a mob
Pakistan needs to address threats, violence against Ahmadis, rights groups say
Successive govts have failed to protect the human rights and security of the community, they say
Cambodia court defers opposition treason trial to next year
Some defendants believe their inclusion was punishment for supporting failed return from exile of Sam Rainsy, Hun Sen's biggest rival
Cambodians consider life after death for comrade Duch
Notorious former director of Khmer Rouge prison converted to Christianity and sought forgiveness for his crimes against humanity
Child rights group welcomes raising age of statutory rape in Philippines
Proposed measure also further expands definition of rape and provides stiffer penalties
Chinese foreign ministry upset by pope saying Uyghurs are persecuted
Meanwhile, activists and China watchers describe pope’s comment as overdue and that more should be said
Vietnam urged to release dissident poet
Tran Duc Thach won’t get fair trial, because Vietnam doesn’t have an independent and impartial judiciary, rights group says
Chinese authorities detain Muslim religious leaders in Xinjiang region
More than 600 Muslim imams arrested in campaign of ‘extralegal incarceration’
Young Hong Kong activists detained for illegal assembly, face 3 years...
Dozens of supporters outside the court chanted pro-democracy slogans and ‘Release Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam!’
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