Tag: Human rights
Malaysia called to free children from immigration detention
More than 700 children being held in immigration detention facilities nationwide, govt says
New internet rules to give Pakistan blanket powers of censorship
Authorities will be granted ‘removal and blocking’ powers of digital content that ‘harms, intimidates or excites disaffection’ towards govt
Hong Kong court rules that police complaints system breaches Bill of...
Existing mechanism dealing with complaints against police is inadequate, court says
Rights group calls for release of Chinese lawyer who exposed torture
Chang Weiping said he’d been forced to sit in a ‘tiger chair’ for prolonged periods
Manila bishop reminds Philippine police to follow ‘God’s command’
Policemen try to disperse crowd outside church during Mass marking the 40th day since the death of Baby River
Malaysia lets undocumented migrants work but hardship fears persist
Undocumented migrants can sign up to work in construction, plantations, agriculture and manufacturing, or choose to return to home countries
Tribal Christians in central India targeted for faith get protection from...
Around 50 Christians had fled their homes as they felt unsafe
Next move unclear amid China curbs, says Hong Kong democrat, but...
Opposition members have tried to stand against Beijing's whittling away of freedoms promised to Hong Kong
Cambodia’s draft cybercrime law panned by rights group
Most recent draft follows earlier versions in 2014 and 2015 that were sharply criticized by civil society and media groups
UK to consider sanctions against China for breaching Hong Kong treaty
Hong Kong's autonomy was guaranteed under ‘one country, two systems’ agreement enshrined in 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration
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