Tag: Human rights
Hong Kong protesters gather on anniversary of mob attack
The Yuen Long attack, and the police's apparent failure to prevent it, exacerbated tensions during protests last year
Manila bishop dares govt to sue Philippine Catholic Church leaders
Chief presidential legal counsel has accused bishops of violating separation of church and state
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya...
Lawyers also seek a review of a case against six Rohingya teenagers, including two girls, who they say have been wrongly tried and convicted as adults
Asian lawmakers join call to end persecution of Falun Gong meditators...
More than 600 elected officials from 30 countries called on China’s communist rulers to immediately halt persecution now in its 21st year
Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties
Being designated a ‘politically exposed person’ can make it more difficult or altogether prevent someone from accessing banking services
UN needs to demand Myanmar improve on human rights, group says
Less flowery talk, more action needed from govt on improving human rights situation, Human Rights Watch says
Philippine Catholic bishops warn of nation’s ‘bleak political landscape’
We are already like the proverbial frog swimming in a pot of slowly boiling water, bishops say
Caritas helps rescue young Nepalese trafficking victims
Thousands of women and girls from Nepal are trafficked to India and elsewhere for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation each year
Al Jazeera report prompts further govt attacks on migrants in Malaysia
Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country
South Korea revokes licenses of leaflet-sending anti-North groups
North Korean defectors have for years sent anti-North Korea leaflets, along with food, medicine, $1 bills, mini radios and other items into North Korea
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