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We’d like to hear from people living in or who are planning to visit Indonesia what their views are on the country’s new controversial legislation outlawing extramarital sexIndonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, has approved legislation that o…
Read MoreRights groups say amended criminal code underscores shift towards fundamentalismIndonesia’s parliament has overhauled the country’s criminal code to outlaw sex outside marriage and curtail free speech, in a dramatic setback to freedoms in the world’s t…
Read MoreHong Kong’s immigration department withheld Timothy Owen KC’s application for an extension of his work visa on ThursdayHong Kong has temporarily blocked a top British human rights lawyer from representing jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, in a t…
Read MoreNotice issued to Rajasthan state government demanding police inquiry into ‘abominable’ practiceYoung girls in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan are being sold as “repayment” for loans their parents cannot afford, the national body that protects hu…
Read MoreWorld Uyghur Forum brings high court challenge against government agencies over Xinjiang cotton importsUK government agencies have broken the law by not investigating the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced Uyghur labourers in China, …
Read MoreArchaic laws include fining those who fail to beat a drum to beat back locusts or report money found in streetAn Indian minister has called for his country to abolish 1,500 archaic laws dating back to the British Raj.On the statute book are laws that r…
Read MoreMoD personnel escorted refugees away from Diego Garcia in boat with no record of having radio or lifesaving equipment, lawyers sayLawyers have accused the UK of facilitating dangerous onward boat journeys by Tamil refugees who had arrived at the Britis…
Read MoreResult not to debate its own damning report shows many states are unwilling to take sides in power struggle between China and westIn a display of raw Chinese political power, the UN has voted to turn its back on a report written by its own human rights…
Read MoreBattle over influence at Human Rights Council, with Beijing warning of ‘politicisation of human rights’Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commi…
Read MoreCampaigners criticise failure of UN report to label China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities genocide“I feel like my house is on fire, it’s burning down and my children, my family is trapped inside,” said Zumrat Dawut via video link. “I scream and scream…
Read MoreSir Geoffrey Nice QC says outgoing human rights chief’s report on China makes it easier for international community to do nothingThe UN’s failure to mention the word genocide in its report alleging serious human rights violations by China against Uyghu…
Read MoreDamning report cites human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in north-west Chinese provinceChina has committed “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province that could amount to crimes against humanity, the outgoi…
Read MoreLawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017A British Sikh campaigner is facing a possible death sentence after the UK intelligence services passed on information about him to the Indian author…
Read MoreDemocracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prisonThe founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will stand trial without a jury in Hong Kong, after he told a court he would plead not guilty to national…
Read MoreLawyers say the woman, who is in hiding in Pakistan with her son, will be killed if sent back to AfghanistanA female former senior judge from Afghanistan who is in hiding from the Taliban with her son has filed an appeal to the Home Office after her ap…
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