Tag: Human rights
US bans cotton imports from China producer citing Xinjiang slave labor
There have been credible reports that 1 million Muslims held in camps have been put to work
A shoot from the stump
May this season of Hope make us look forward to a better world—one that is more just, more humane, more compassionate to the poor
Tech giants ‘complicit’ in industrial-scale repression in Vietnam
State-sponsored harassment rampant on Facebook and YouTube, says rights group
Persecution of Christians worsened during pandemic, report says
As health crisis continued evidence suggests systems of control were reinforced, says report
Cambodians consider life after death for comrade Duch
Notorious former director of Khmer Rouge prison converted to Christianity and sought forgiveness for his crimes against humanity
Green groups decry mining operations in typhoon-hit areas in northern Philippines
Fuel tankers escorted by at least 30 policemen and 50 private security personnel overran a barricade set up by the people of Kasibu town
Vietnam urged to release dissident poet
Tran Duc Thach won’t get fair trial, because Vietnam doesn’t have an independent and impartial judiciary, rights group says
Chinese foreign ministry upset over pope saying Uyghurs are persecuted
Meanwhile, activists and China watchers describe pope’s comment as overdue and that more should be said
For first time, Pope Francis says China’s Uyghurs are ‘persecuted’
Plight of Uyghurs mentioned in upcoming 150-page book coauthored by pope
Chinese authorities detain Muslim religious leaders in Xinjiang region
More than 600 Muslim imams arrested in campaign of ‘extralegal incarceration’
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