Tag: Human rights
Carmelites honor Filipino journalists for press freedom work
Award recognizes journalists who best epitomize the life and principles of Dutch priest killed in Dachau
US envoy attacks Chinese bid to choose new Dalai Lama
The role of picking a successor belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, the Dalai Lama, and other Tibetan leaders, Sam Brownback says
Spy alert goes out over China propaganda app
The app was developed e-commerce giant Alibaba for the Chinese Communist Party
Myanmar military ‘is as relentless and ruthless as ever,’ rights group...
Amnesty International accuses the country’ military, armed groups of both targeting civilians
EU awards Sakharov Prize to jailed Uyghur activist
By awarding this prize, the European Parliament sends a strong message to the Chinese government to release Ilham Tohti
Green groups file complaint against Philippine authorities
Activists say series of harassments reaffirmed a report that named the Philippines as the world’s most dangerous country for rights and environmental defenders
Pakistan’s military rides roughshod over the media
Suppression of the media is part of the nation’s worsening slide into despotism
Myanmar men on death row for British tourist murders ask Thai...
Thailand carried out its first execution in years in June last year, when a murder suspect was put to death
Hong Kong protesters fear mainland style facial recognition technology
Fear of the technology is one reason why mask use has increased in recent weeks despite a ban on masks
UN mission chief warns of recurring genocide in Myanmar
But Myanmar's UN ambassador counters saying UN’s fact-finding mission was flawed