In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council, China’s foreign minister gave China’s preferred spin to the concept. By Shannon Tiezzi (from The Diplomat) On February 22, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a speech at the 46th session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. It was the first time a …
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Press freedom is at a low in Southeast Asia – and the region’s governments all seem to be following the same playbook. By Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen from the Diplomat 2020 was not a good year for journalism in Southeast Asia – nor for the entire Asian region for that matter. But even before COVID-19 entered …
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Numerous New Arrests in Lead-up to Party Congress Vietnamese Political Detainees and Prisoners: Pham Chi Dung; Pham Doan Trang; Le Huu Minh Tuan; Can Thi Theu; Tran Duc Thach; Trinh Ba Phuong and Trinh Ba Tu; Dinh Thi Thu Thuy; and Nguyen Tuong Thuy. © 2020 Private (New York, January 13, 2021) – Vietnamese …
The United States Too Often Finds Reasons Not to Act By Sophie Richardson November 27, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) Raise human rights in meetings with senior Chinese government officials. Speak publicly and clearly about abuses instead of only to diplomats behind closed doors. Put the rights of China’s 1.4 billion citizens on the agenda in …
Anger Grows in Muslim Countries at China’s Treatment of the Uighurs By Nithin Coca September 10, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) For years, evidence has accumulated of Chinese atrocities against minority groups in Xinjiang, the northwestern province that is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur people. Investigative journalists, researchers, and refugees paint a grim picture of …
By David Griffiths, Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International 27 July 2020 (from Amnesty International) Most leaders know instinctively that they should never let a good crisis go to waste, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. When the public health emergency gives way to the looming economic crisis, leaders …
Beijing’s New Security Law Has Stifled the Territory’s Autonomy and Hopes By Michael C. Davis July 2, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) Millions of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong to promote democracy in 2019. The world looked on, astonished and impressed. Now, it looks on in despair: Beijing has imposed a hard-line national …
A Case for Optimism By Caroline Bettinger-López May/June 2018 (From Foreign Affairs) Does fighting for human rights actually make a difference? Scholars, policymakers, lawyers, and activists have asked that question ever since the contemporary human rights movement emerged after World War II. At any given moment, headlines supply plenty of reasons for skepticism. Today, the …
A Case for Optimism By Caroline Bettinger-López May/June 2018 (from Foreign Affairs) Does fighting for human rights actually make a difference? Scholars, policymakers, lawyers, and activists have asked that question ever since the contemporary human rights movement emerged after World War II. At any given moment, headlines supply plenty of reasons for skepticism. Today, …
KATRINA LEE-KOO (from Lowy Institute) According to UN statistics, the rights of youths are uniquely under threat. The 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council currently underway in Geneva is poised to adopt the Council’s second resolution on ‘Youth and Human Rights’. Australia has been vocal in efforts to strengthen recommendations for facilitating youth access …
