Tag: Human rights
Amid lockdown, Philippines’ Duterte falls back on kill threats
Supplies are low, Duterte grudgingly admitted, because the govt did not expect the contagion to spread so fast
Myanmar charges journalist under terrorism law, blocks news websites
The nation’s army has filed several cases in recent years against reporters and news organizations covering the conflict in Rakhine
Rights group warns of coronavirus ‘tinderbox’ in Myanmar displacement camps
Years of 'conflict, abuse, and neglect' leave most vulnerable in peril
Vitriol and violence: A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India
Disinformation and scorn can fan paranoia and even violence in a country already reeling from the worst communal riots in years between Muslims and Hindus
Pandemic pushes Philippine church leaders to call for release of prisoners
Authorities have admitted that overcrowded prison facilities are problematic as the new coronavirus rages on
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
Rights groups warn Thailand against using coronavirus to clamp down on...
Thai govt has granted itself virtually unlimited powers under the guise of the COVID-19 crisis
Fate of Malaysia’s missing hangs in the balance
National human rights commission accuses police of enforced disappearances, but the culprits are unlikely to face justice
Amnesty finds Thai conscripts face ‘beatings and sexual abuse’
Amnesty International says 'full chain of command bears responsibility for culture of violence and degradation'
Cambodia’s brick factory workers carry debt across generations
Large loans, low pay keep Cambodians stuck in slavery-like conditions