Tag: Human rights
China sets court hearings for two Canadians charged with spying
China has a conviction rate of well over 99 percent, and public and media access to trials in sensitive cases is typically limited
Global Catholic groups call on nations to pressure Myanmar’s military to...
They also urged nations not to exploit the situation for their own geopolitical interests
Sri Lanka govt order makes it ‘easier to target religious and...
Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says
Cardinal Bo urges prayer octave for China
We should ask Our Lady of Sheshan to protect all humanity and therefore the dignity of each and every person in China, the cardinal says
UN makes first visit to remote Bangladesh island since Rohingya moved
Bangladesh wants to eventually transfer 100,000 of the more than 1 million refugees living in overcrowded border camps to the island
Hong Kong’s tough COVID-19 rules see babies isolated, families cramped in...
Trauma and psychological impact on families is intense, says 40-year-old man in quarantine with his two young children
Military tightens grip, death toll among anti-coup protesters rises as Myanmar...
In total, 183 people have been killed by security forces in weeks of protests against coup, rights group reports
Cambodian activist arrested for Facebook post criticizing Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Activist’s daughter said her mother’s arrest politically motivated and unjust
Rights group sounds alarm over killings of Philippine lawyers
More lawyers killed in the five years since Duterte took office than under any other govt in Philippine history, says Human Rights Watch
3 more activists granted bail in Hong Kong subversion case
Case is being closely watched by those concerned with the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong
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