Oliver Haynes | VOA News
- Feb 19
Deadly 'Red-Tagging' Campaign Ramps Up in Philippines
February 18th, 2021 12:17 PM Human rights activists say “red-tagging,” a tactic whereby individuals are labelled as communists or terrorists – often without substantial proof – is being increasingly deployed by government supporters and state officials in the Philippines. The practice equates many left-wing activities with terrorism. Rights activists say it is now being used against doctors, activists, academics, students and journalists, among others. Rights groups say the t
Nina Shea
- Feb 19
China Betrays Its Deal With The Vatican
Chinese Catholics attend a mass on Christmas Eve in Shanghai, China, December 24, 2018. (Aly Song/Reuters) National Review February 19, 2021 By NINA SHEA Having secured the papacy’s help in weakening the Chinese Catholic underground, Xi Jinping’s regime is reneging on the commitments it made in return. Beijing has quietly indicated that it will soon abrogate its “breakthrough” 2018 agreement with the Vatican, which was meant to settle a decades-long dispute over the appointme
Aj Jazeera
- Feb 19
'Abhorrent': Malaysia's plan for Myanmar repatriation condemned
Rights groups warn the people could face persecution if they are returned to military-ruled Myanmar. There are an estimated 180,000 refugees, who are registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia, the vast majority from Myanmar, while thousands more await registration [File: Darren Whiteside/Reuters] Rights groups are urging the Malaysian government to halt plans to send more than 1,000 Myanmar people currently in immigration detention back to Myanmar despite the political turmoil tr
Amnesty International
- Feb 18
Venezuela: ICC Prosecutor must include new mass extrajudicial executions in preliminary examination
In a new open-source investigation, Venezuela: Impunity in the face of lethal policy of social control, that collected evidence verified by its Crisis Evidence Lab, Amnesty International considers the deaths of at least 14 men in the La Vega area of Caracas, between 6 and 9 January 2021, as probable extrajudicial executions and calls for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to include these facts in its preliminary examination of the crimes against
UN News
- Feb 17
Myanmar Crisis: 'Terrified' UN rights expert sounds alarm ahead of expected protests
[Unsplash/Kyle Petzer] A pagoda at dawn in downtown Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar. The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has warned of the potential for a sharp uptick in violence on Wednesday, as protests continue against the 1 February military takeover of the government. Following reports that a “secretive trial” of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint began on Tuesday, Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews said in a st
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