Tag: Human rights
Asian lawmakers join call to end persecution of Falun Gong meditators...
More than 600 elected officials from 30 countries called on China’s communist rulers to immediately halt persecution now in its 21st year
Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties
Being designated a ‘politically exposed person’ can make it more difficult or altogether prevent someone from accessing banking services
UN needs to demand Myanmar improve on human rights, group says
Less flowery talk, more action needed from govt on improving human rights situation, Human Rights Watch says
Philippine Catholic bishops warn of nation’s ‘bleak political landscape’
We are already like the proverbial frog swimming in a pot of slowly boiling water, bishops say
Caritas helps rescue young Nepalese trafficking victims
Thousands of women and girls from Nepal are trafficked to India and elsewhere for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation each year
Al Jazeera report prompts further govt attacks on migrants in Malaysia
Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country
South Korea revokes licenses of leaflet-sending anti-North groups
North Korean defectors have for years sent anti-North Korea leaflets, along with food, medicine, $1 bills, mini radios and other items into North Korea
Debt relief measures needed for Cambodians affected by pandemic, rights group...
Both govt and micro-loan providers failing in their human rights responsibilities to borrowers, Human Rights Watch says
Duterte’s anti-terror law unites fractious Philippine opposition
Several religious leaders are trying to help unite Philippines’ fractious political opposition
Nepal has failed to live up to human rights commitments, group...
Human Rights Watch said Himalayan country had earlier agreed to address a whole range of issues, but claim none have been tackled
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