Tag: international
UN human rights chief expresses concern over human rights situation in...
In at least 12 Asian countries there’s been an escalation of suffering and turmoil, Michele Bachelet says
Arrests of activists in India politically motivated, rights group says
Sedition, counterterrorism laws used to silence peaceful critics in India, Human Rights Watch says
Taiwan says it has Vatican assurances on China accord
Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan's sole European diplomatic ally
Vietnamese in Cambodia: Stateless, discriminated and in fear of deportation
Ethnic Vietnamese, born and raised in Cambodia, often discriminated against and sometimes victims of violent racist attacks
Hong Kong activists appear in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
It was the first time the vigil had been banned in Hong Kong, with police citing coronavirus restrictions as the reason for not granting permission
Cardinal Parolin admits nothing much has come from Vatican-China deal
On the same day an anonymous Vatican source said the pope has greenlighted renewing the accord
‘Lower caste’ Catholics in India seek representation in Church’s power structure
India officially abolished caste distinctions in 1949 but its enduring legacy of discrimination continues, including in the Church
Brothers sentenced to death in ‘blatantly unfair trial’ in Vietnam
The two brothers' 83-year-old father was shot dead by police during a clash at a small rice-farming community next to a military base
Climate crisis threatens to displace more than a billion people by...
A study projects that 1.2 billion people from “countries least likely to cope with extreme ecological shocks” could be displaced
Pope Francis backs peaceful protests, appeals to gov’ts to listen
Pope Francis urged those in power to ensure full respect for human rights and civil liberties
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