Tag: United States
US government’s special coordinator for Tibetan issues to meet with Dalai...
The visit aims to “deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals, and to advance humanitarian priorities”
Christian rights group welcomes passage of US bill on restoring democracy...
The BURMA Act authorizes US aid and stronger sanctions on the military junta in Myanmar to respect human rights and restore democracy
US genocide designation seen as key step in accountability for Myanmar’s...
Myanmar's junta rejected the designation as “far from reality” and dismissed Blinken’s comments as “politically motivated"
Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya, says US official
Around 850,000 Rohingya are languishing in camps in Bangladesh, recounting mass killings and rape, while another 600,000 remain in Rakhine
China bans entry to 4 US religious freedom advisors in retaliation...
The US imposed sanctions on Dec. 10 on Chinese officials linked to human rights abuses in Xinjiang
US Senate passes bill banning goods made with forced labor in...
The proposed “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” is awaiting the signature of US President Joe Biden for it to become a law
The Philippines and the US military bases
The last ship to leave the US Naval Base in Subic was the USS Belleau Wood, a Marine aircraft carrier
ASEAN in talks to bar Myanmar junta chief from summit; US...
ASEAN members have voiced disappointment over the Myanmar junta's reluctance to abide by a five-point plan reached by the group in April
Vatican diplomat warns US leaders not to use God for selfish...
“Even just laws can result in injustice when unaccompanied by a just heart,” said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia
US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war
Celebratory gunfire rang out in Kabul after completion of the US pullout that ended America's longest war