Tag: Human rights
Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus
Most recent infections have been in state capital of Sittwe, where officials have imposed a stay-at-home order and a curfew
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election reveals limit of political reforms
While excluded from voting or standing in that election, many Rohingya still put their faith in the party of Aung San Suu Kyi
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
But resettlement process deemed unrealistic because of reluctance of European countries and the US to take Muslim refugees
Attacks on Christian women in India: A ‘new form of persecution’
In the first seven months of this year more than 51 hate crime cases have been recorded against Christian women
Myanmar activist faces court for banner protesting internet shutdown
Charge against free-speech activist and poet is latest example of Myanmar govt’s intolerance of critical speech, rights group says
Hospitals in China’s Xinjiang region allegedly forced to abort Uyghur babies
Newborns were also killed after inducing labor, says obstetrician who worked in several Xinjiang hospitals
Philippine youth leaders challenge Duterte’s anti-terror law
New law threatens Filipinos ability to express opinions freely, they say
Human rights activist slain in central Philippines knew her life was...
Zara Alvarez was the 13th human rights worker under the group Karapatan killed since July 2016
Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to prison in China’s Xinjiang
They were accused of ‘spreading superstition and heresy’ and preventing people from joining Communist Party organizations
Political speech hampered in lead up to Myanmar elections, rights group...
Using Myanmar’s numerous defamation laws, govt and military have treated almost any criticism of their record as defamatory
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