Tag: Human rights
Beijing ‘never paid a price at home or abroad’ for Tiananmen...
On June 3 and 4, 1989, the Chinese military opened fire and killed untold numbers of peaceful protesters and bystanders
Closed borders give rise to new wave of trafficking in Cambodia
With borders still closed to the public, ‘local brokers' are exploiting a section of the population that is drowning in debt
US bans hair products from Chinese companies linked to forced labor
Authorities said they will also require importers to prove that merchandise was not produced with forced labor if they insist to sell it in the United States
Thailand found failing to log fishermen’s complaints of abuse and slavery
Revelations of modern slavery at sea emerged in 2014, prompting the nation to vow to better regulate the sector
Philippines’ drug war orphans struggle amid lack of govt help
Filipino children have suffered horribly from President Duterte’s decision to unleash the police and their hit men against suspected drug users, researcher says
Hong Kong no longer deserves special US status, Pompeo says
It is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself, US secretary of state says
Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security...
Many shops, bank branches and office buildings closed early, while dozens of people were seen rounded up by riot police and made to sit on a sidewalk
200 homes burnt in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Burning of village has all the hallmarks of Myanmar military arson, rights group says but military have accused the Arakan Army
Hong Kong demand for VPNs surges on heels of China’s plan...
The former British colony enjoys unrestricted internet access, unlike on the mainland where the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter are blocked
Taiwan promises ‘necessary assistance’ to Hong Kong’s people
Bullets and repression are not the way to deal with the aspirations of Hong Kong's people for freedom and democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen says






