Tag: Human rights
Philippines rights advocates battle ‘virus’ as infectious as COVID-19
President Duterte and his lieutenants brush off complaints of abuse, insisting the tough measures are aimed at protecting citizens from the pandemic
Cambodia’s opposition still under threat during COVID-19
Former members of Cambodian National Rescue Party have been arrested, some of them have not been politically active since their party was dissolved
Media groups call for release of jailed journalists in Asia
Many jailed journalists have been held in detention without trial for lengthy periods and are suffering from ill health, media watchdog says
Police in China detain three linked to censored coronavirus archive
One held on charges of ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’, an accusation often used against political activists
Hong Kong police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall
Political tensions have escalated since the arrest of 15 pro-democracy activists
Spiritual presence of ‘desaparecidos’ during the pandemic
Families of victims of enforced disappearances remember their loved ones amid the uncertainty of the situation
UK urged to stop cotton imports made by forced labor in...
Groups say there is overwhelming evidence that Uyghurs are being used for forced labor in China's cotton industry
Burning down the house
You don't control an infectious disease by deploying fully-armed soldiers and police out in the streets and in communities
Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic
Social media giant confirms it complied with govt request to ‘restrict access to content which it has deemed to be illegal’
Countries like China use pandemic to repress media, says press watchdog
Public health crisis ‘being used by the worst-ranked countries to step up harassment and attacks on the media’
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