Tag: Human rights
Fate unknown: Catholic clergy taken by state security in central China
Refusal to join the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association is said to be the reason for repeated arrest of priest
Human trafficking in India’s northeast: Lure of a better life entraps...
In many cases, girls and young women are often tricked, abducted or coerced into marrying much older men, widowers or alcoholics
Hate speech ‘spreading like wildfire’ on social media before Myanmar poll
In Myanmar, the stakes for Facebook are particularly high after previous accusations it helped incite genocide
Journalism: Most dangerous job in the Philippines
The truth hurts, they say, so authorities and tycoons warn journalists to keep a lid on it
Nepal’s ‘culture of impunity’ needs to end, rights groups say
Govt had mostly failed to act against suspected abusers of human rights, despite being informed of commission’s findings
Why do India’s powerful want to silence Father Stan Swamy?
He started religious studies in 1957, committing himself totally to the cause of the marginalized and the poor
Myanmar fugitive monk Wirathu hands himself in to face sedition charges
His surrender to authorities comes days ahead of parliamentary election which will decide next govt
South Korea takes in 164 asylum seekers from nearly 6,000 applicants
Immigration is a contentious issue in South Korea, where many pride themselves on ethnic homogeneity
Hong Kong authorities arrest seven opposition activists in latest sweep
Arrests come just four months after Beijing imposed a contentious national security law
Thai company drops defamation suit against British labor rights activist
He claimed that fruit processing company had abused about 800 of its employees most of whom were from Myanmar
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