Tag: Human rights
Cambodian garment workers face rocky road to work
They are forced to travel to work standing in the back of old trucks or vans
Indigenous people left landless as traditional farming wanes in northeast India
Critics say repurposing land for plantations, mines, and other infrastructure projects causing spike in poverty and landlessness
Rise of Chinese gambling firms causes spike in Philippine sex trafficking...
Authorities believe most of the sex dens cater to young Chinese male workers hired for the country’s offshore gambling operations
Myanmar poet, lawyer granted bail in military ‘defamation’ case
Court cites defendants old age, poor health in decision
Indonesia’s Aceh now has Sharia female flogging teams
Women enforcers called up to whip ‘morality’ criminals into shape
India seeks to end ‘degrading’ manual cleaning of sewers, septic tanks
Critics say practice bound up in India's caste system
Rights group calls on China to implement humane coronavirus response
Group tells Beijing to stop censorship, respect freedom of movement, and address discrimination
‘Open to exploitation’: Migrant workers in Thai agricultural sector
Difficult circumstances stand in sharp relief to ‘better lives’ migrants sought
In Duterte city, armed men get away with attacks
‘Rescue’ has become a euphemism for military operations aimed at forcing back dissenters to their isolated villages
Rights group warns of clampdown on freedom in Nepal
Amnesty International calls out attacks on free speech, civil society
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