Tag: Human rights
China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
Communist govt is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural laborers off the land and into military-style training centers
Under Marcos, the lush sugar lands of Negros Island turned red
Man — not nature — ushered in famine on the island’s vast plains
EU companies selling technology ‘that could be enabling’ abuses in China
Across China, mass surveillance projects such as Skynet and Sharp Eyes are being rolled out to keep people under constant observation, says Amnesty International
Church shaken by spate of killings, claims bishop in central Philippines
About a hundred political activists and human rights defenders, including church workers, killed over the past two years in the bishop’s diocese
Catholic priest abducted, forced to join China’s ‘official Church’
At least 20 priests from the same diocese who refused to join state-sanctioned Church are under constant pressure, sources say
Peace among Indian villagers disrupted by arsonists targeting church
Arson attack blamed on extremist groups seeking to sow seeds of discord between Christians and Hindus
International church groups back calls for UN probe Philippine rights situation
Groups express alarm over new anti-terrorism law, which they say poses serious threats to civil liberties
New law to protect Thai fishermen seen boosting child labor
Clause conflicts with national law which classifies such work as hazardous, lawyer says
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
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