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Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in breach of orders by the UN’s top court, according to human rights lawyers and activists.The internation…
Read MoreAustralian defence force releases long-awaited Brereton report into allegations SAS committed war crimes in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2016. This blog is now closedFull report: Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crim…
Read MoreMass resignation after ousting of four ‘unpatriotic’ legislators leaves council with no opposition membersOn Thursday, Hong Kong’s legislature will look remarkably more like its counterpart in mainland China. It will sit without any opposition lawmaker…
Read More‘Chance should not be squandered’ to bring Chinese government to justice, letter statesThe chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has been urged by an international alliance of parliamentarians to accept a complaint alleging genocide by C…
Read MoreCitizens urged to report suspected breaches of controversial security lawHong Kong police have received more than 2,500 tip-offs since the launch of a hotline for people to report suspected breaches of the city’s sweeping national security law.The mult…
Read MoreIn televised address, Rodrigo Duterte says he would ‘gladly’ go to jail over drugs killings carried out during drug warPhilippine president Rodrigo Duterte has said he has no problem with being held responsible for the thousands of killings under his g…
Read MoreFather Stan Swamy, who was helping indigenous people fight mining corporates, is far from a violent MaoistA frail, ailing 83-year-old Jesuit priest, Father Stan Swamy, has become the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India. He is incarcerated…
Read MoreRights campaigners voice concerns as Cuba and Pakistan also expected to be electedChina, Russia, Cuba, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are expected to be elected to the board of the UN human rights council on Tuesday, leaving human rights campaigners in the …
Read MoreOur work is not some sinister plot to tarnish India’s reputation. It is inspired by the country’s own tradition of egalitarianism • Rajat Khosla is a senior director at Amnesty InternationalAs of today, Amnesty International will no longer be able to w…
Read MoreExclusive: MPs and peers aim to grant minorities in China the right to petition British courtsUighurs and other Muslim minorities would be given the right to petition a UK high court judge to declare that genocide is taking place in China, requiring th…
Read MoreJames Spigelman resigned from Hong Kong appeal court citing concerns with new law imposed by ChinaAustralian judge James Spigelman has resigned from Hong Kong’s highest court, reportedly citing concerns over the national security law imposed on the reg…
Read MoreColonial-era penal code used as Tam Tak-chi’s alleged offences took place before new national security law was imposedAn activist who was the first person to be charged with sedition in Hong Kong since 1997 has been denied bail before his trial for “ut…
Read MoreReported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, rape and mass burials of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state in video testimony that could be used as e…
Read MoreUN experts call on China to explain apparent breaches of human rights obligationsHong Kong’s national security law risks breaching multiple international laws and the declaration of human rights, a coalition of United Nations human rights experts has s…
Read MoreMagistrate finds no evidence pro-democracy tycoon tried to instil fear in reporter from rival paperThe Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been cleared of criminal intimidation charges dating from 2017, bringing to a close one of several cases against…
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