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HRC term off to shaky start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2024
» Winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in October is one thing. But walking the line of good human rights protection seems to be a different issue for the Thai government, which starts its three-year term with the body on Jan 1.
Thailand ‘forcibly’ deports six Cambodian activists
Published on 29/11/2024
» Thai authorities have “forcibly” returned six Cambodian political opposition activists and a young child, putting them at risk of unfair trials and mistreatment in Cambodia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
Iranian agents ‘plotted to kill Trump’
Published on 09/11/2024
» NEW YORK - US federal prosecutors said on Friday that Iranian plotters had discussed a plan to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as president this week.
India slams Canada for linking minister to plots
Published on 02/11/2024
» NEW DELHI - India’s foreign ministry says it has lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.
US calls Vietnam's blogger sentence harsh, deeply troubled by abduction reports
Published on 01/11/2024
» WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday it was concerned by Vietnam's conviction and "harsh" sentencing of blogger Duong Van Thai, and deeply troubled by reports he was abducted by Vietnamese authorities in Thailand.
Vietnam jails blogger snatched from Thailand
Published on 31/10/2024
» A Vietnamese blogger who was reportedly abducted from Thailand last year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for disseminating anti-party and anti-state content, according to local media reports.
Canada links Indian minister to murder plots
Published on 30/10/2024
» Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah authorised a wave of violence across Canada that included extortion and homicides, a senior Canadian government official has said.
Canada-India row worsens with diplomatic expulsions
Published on 15/10/2024
» Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner (the equivalent of ambassador), linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
Thailand elected to UN Human Rights Council
Published on 10/10/2024
» Thailand has succeeded in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, for a three-year term starting on Jan 1, 2025.
Court approves extradition of Vietnamese activist
Published on 04/10/2024
» The Criminal Court in Bangkok has ruled that Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap should be sent back to Vietnam where he faces terrorism charges.