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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

China - Ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, human rights activists and journalists are receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms. A Beijing-based human rights activist

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan - is burning more than two weeks back as citizens are being detained without being given any proper reason. The cry over bad governance and rising fuel prices has taken strange proportions as people

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that widespread illegal logging in Cambodia’s protected forests is endangering and threatening livelihoods and cultural survival of country’s indigenous people. According to the Amnesty’s report published

Japanese parliament approves legislation on human rights situation in China

Japanese parliament approves legislation on human rights situation in China

Japan - In a rare move, Japan has announced a regulation against the human rights atrocities in China on Tuesday. As per a report, the Japanese parliament adopted the resolution today which will act on

UN Report: Over 2,000 Children Recruited By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Dead Between 2020 And 2021

UN Report: Over 2,000 Children Recruited By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Dead Between 2020 And 2021

Yemen - United Nations experts said in a report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021. The Iranian-backed rebels continue to hold camps to

Activists Urge Athletes To Speak Against Human Rights Abuse At Winter Olympics 2022

Activists Urge Athletes To Speak Against Human Rights Abuse At Winter Olympics 2022

China - Despite being warned not speak about human rights issues at the forthcoming Winter Olympics just a week ago, many human rights activists are now urging athletes to show solidarity and speak up against

Biden administration announced canceling USD 130 million military aid to Egypt

Biden administration announced canceling USD 130 million military aid to Egypt

Egypt - Sticking to its previous decision of pausing the military aid for Egypt, the United States stated that it was once and for all canceling the USD 130 million over human rights concerns as

Taliban Target LGBT Community In Afghanistan: HRW Report

Taliban Target LGBT Community In Afghanistan: HRW Report

Afghanistan - The Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Afghanistan is facing grave threats to their safety and lives under the Taliban. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Out Right Action International released a

Mexico press struggles amid hostile environment and recent wave of murders

Mexico press struggles amid hostile environment and recent wave of murders

Mexico - is known to be hostile, exceedingly and aggressively so, against its journalists. As the journalists try to function in a dangerous environment wherein, they are in constant war against forces that attempt to

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakhstan - Human Rights Watch released a report pointing at the extremism practiced by Kazakah security. They have been accused of using excessive force on more than one occasion and the most recent and lethal