Tag: Human rights
Millions of lives at risk as progress against AIDS falters
UNAIDS data indicate that between 2020 and 2021, the world experienced the smallest annual decline in new HIV infections since 2016
Soldiers take over Catholic church in Myanmar’s Shan State
Priests, nuns, and students who were in the church when the soldiers arrived were detained
UN calls on China to repeal draconian Hong Kong ‘national security’...
The law has led to the arrests of more than 200, including 12 children, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent
Tibetans returning from exile questioned by Chinese authorities
“They are being asked about possible involvement in political activities,” RFA’s source said
Southeast Asian MPs warn against proposed changes to Cambodia’s Constitution
One of the proposed amendments would eliminate the need for the National Assembly to approve the designated prime minister
Execution of democracy icons shows Myanmar junta is desperate to exert...
Military resorts to rare judicial executions, pointing to its weakness as conflict spreads
Rights group decries Indonesian decrees that violate rights of women, girls
Human Rights Watch noted that authorities have issued "discriminatory decrees" that compel millions of girls and women to wear headdresses
Abuse survivor’s ordeal sheds light on Malaysia ‘unilateral conversions’
The issue has become another battleground between increasingly vocal Islamist hardliners and those seeking to defend the rights of minorities
Pope Francis to make amends for Church abuse to indigenous children
Pope Francis is also deeply concerned about the damaged environment of the indigenous people and global poverty
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church leaders condemn ‘high-handed action’ of new president
Cardinal Ranjith hit President Wickremesinghe for acting "against the basic right of the people to protest, which is a democratic right"
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