Tag: Human rights
Coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia, warns Red Cross
Half of those surveyed blamed a specific group for virus spread, with many mentioning Chinese people, immigrants and foreigners
Arrests of activists in India politically motivated, rights group says
Sedition, counterterrorism laws used to silence peaceful critics in India, Human Rights Watch says
A vicious cycle of poverty and suffering
Poverty has been and has always been inflicted upon those who have the least resistance
UN human rights chief expresses concern over human rights situation in...
In at least 12 Asian countries there’s been an escalation of suffering and turmoil, Michele Bachelet says
Mongolians protest visit of China diplomat as language dispute simmers
Demonstrators come amid accusations that Beijing is suppressing native language and culture in ethnic Mongolian regions of China
Vietnamese in Cambodia: Stateless, discriminated and in fear of deportation
Ethnic Vietnamese, born and raised in Cambodia, often discriminated against and sometimes victims of violent racist attacks
Hong Kong activists appear in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
It was the first time the vigil had been banned in Hong Kong, with police citing coronavirus restrictions as the reason for not granting permission
Brothers sentenced to death in ‘blatantly unfair trial’ in Vietnam
The two brothers' 83-year-old father was shot dead by police during a clash at Dong Tam, a small rice-farming community next to a military air base
Philippine tribal group starts global campaign to protect ancestral lands
Alliance seeks broad support to protect ancestral lands in the Cordillera region from ‘environmental plunder’
SPOTLIGHT: Mulan – Disney’s deal with the devil
Live-action movie Mulan is one of Disney’s most expensive productions and it’s also now becoming one of most unprincipled
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