Legislators have introduced bipartisan bills that urge the Trump administration to impose economic sanctions and take other measures to defend Uighurs.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Turkey Calls for International Inquiry in Khashoggi Killing
Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi dissident killed in a consulate in Istanbul. Turkey is keeping pressure on as Saudi Arabia tries to wrap up its investigation.
First Rohingya Are to Be Returned to Myanmar Killing Grounds
More than 2,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees are set for repatriation from neighboring Bangladesh, many of them unwillingly. The United Nations calls it a “clear violation” of international principles.
U.N. Rights Officials Criticize China Over Muslim Internments
Human rights officials and experts condemned regulations on Chinese re-education camps as a violation of international law and criminalized basic rights.
The Saturday Profile: Justice, Italian Style: 9 Years, 13 Trials and Few Answers
The death of her brother in police custody has turned Ilaria Cucchi into a prominent and admired rights activist. But the sprawling case continues to grind through the courts.
Philippine Lawyer Who Resisted Duterte’s Drug War Is Gunned Down
The lawyer, Benjamin Ramos, was shot by men on a motorcycle after being put on a watchlist by the police and military.
At U.N., China Defends Mass Detention of Uighur Muslims
The detainees are told they have an “ideological virus” and must be indoctrinated in devotion to the state. Western governments called for the practice to end.
Erdogan Champions Khashoggi While Trampling Turkish Journalists and Dissidents
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s demands for justice in the Khashoggi killing have left many deeply conflicted in Turkey, where tens of thousands have been detained in a government crackdown.