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The Vietnamese government has significantly escalated its suppression of dissent, increasingly punishing individuals, including ordinary citizens, for peacefully expressing concerns about state policies and public officials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released today. Titled “We’ll All Be Arrested Soon’: Abusive Prosecutions under Vietnam’s ‘Infringing of State Interests’ Law,” the report highlights the [...]

In this interview, an anonymous Palestinian legal and political science scholar speaks with Associate Editorial Director Alanah Vargas about his life in Gaza under Israeli occupation before and after October 7, 2023, his perspective on the Western world’s response to Palestinian suffering, and what he wishes the world knew about Gaza. What was your life [...]

Amnesty International condemned the authorities in Sudan and the international community on Tuesday for their inaction or involvement in exacerbating the country’ ongoing conflict, which began in 2023 and has resulted in devastating humanitarian consequences for the population. Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research and advocacy, stated: “The people of Sudan urgently need [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned the inaction of both the international community and the warring parties, as the conflict on civilians in Sudan continues into its third year. Türk stated, “Two years of this brutal and senseless conflict must be a wake-up call to the parties to lay down [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday cited concerns over Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) suspension of its shortwave radio broadcast in languages Mandarin, Tibetan, and Lao following President Donald Trump’s March executive order cancelling federal funding to US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). RSF Director General Thibaut Bruttin urged the US Congress and larger international community [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed deep concern on Monday over the continued detention of Taiwanese publisher Li Yanhe in China since 2023, citing violations of freedom of expression, access to information, and the right to a fair trial. For nearly two years, no official information was released about his case until Chinese authorities revealed in [...]

UN experts called for oversight to ensure AI developments respect human rights and international law on Saturday. At the Global Conference on AI Security and Ethics hosted by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), experts drew parallels between the advent of artificial intelligence and the nuclear age, frequently termed AI’s “Oppenheimer moment.” Panelists at [...]

  “In the end, we must depend upon creatures of our own making.” Goethe, Faust It’s clear and straightforward: the United States must avoid nuclear war or all other national obligations will become moot. It follows that all available fiscal and intellectual resources should be vested in this obligation. Prima facie, during the self-inflicted chaos [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for the release of imprisoned Uyghur activist Valijon Kalonov, who has been forcibly detained in a Uzbekistan psychiatric hospital since 2021. Kalonov was initially detained on charges of using social media in a way that threatens public safety, and publicly insulting the president of Uzbekistan. During his trial, [...]

Amnesty International on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s executive order that significantly reduced funding for US-backed media outlets, including Radio Free Asia (RFA). The organization said that the reduced funding effectively amounted to a closure and the surrender of “a tried-and-tested tool of soft US power.” The statement highlighted RFA’s instrumental role in providing a [...]