US officials meet with Dalai Lama in NY amid Beijing’s disapproval

On Wednesday, senior U.S. State Department and White House officials, including Uzra Zeya and Kelly Razzouk, met with the Dalai Lama in New ...

US blacklists 5 more Chinese companies over alleged Uyghur abuses

The U.S. has expanded its blacklist under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, banning imports from five additional Chinese companies acc...

Japan’s top court axes sterilization surgery requirement for legal gender change

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender individuals to undergo sterilization surgery to officially change their gen...

US calls for UN Security Council meeting to discuss North Korea’s human rights abuses

The U.S. has called for a public United Nations (U.N.) Security Council meeting to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea. “Long overdue...

UN group calls on Cambodia to release Cambodian American activist arrested for criticizing PM

“Imbued with a moral compass that never waivers, Theary Seng is a hero of human rights, democratic reforms, and justice” ...

First Gay Games in Asia to continue in Hong Kong despite human rights activists’ push to cancel it

The team behind the first Gay Games in Asia is pushing forward with the planned November event in Hong Kong despite the efforts of five huma...

What it’s like for Singapore’s death row inmates in the days leading up to their execution

While facing execution is a daunting prospect under any circumstances, the conditions of death row confinement in Singapore underscore deepe...

N. Korean women and girls sold as sex slaves at Chinese border: report

North Korean women and girls who have fled to China in search of freedom and safety have found horror instead, according to a new report fro...

Thai protester sentenced to 2 years in prison for mocking queen with fashion show

A court in Thailand finalized the sentencing for Jatuporn “New” Saeoueng, a pro-democracy protester, on Monday. Jatuporn was charged with ...

China facing UN action after damning human rights report

China is reportedly facing action from some countries in the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) following a recent report that accus...

Long-awaited UN report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang triggers fiery Beijing response

On Aug. 31, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a 48-page report that found “serious human...

Chinese NGO accuses ‘warmongering’ US of violating human rights in the Middle East

The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), a Chinese NGO, accused the United States of committing human rights violations in a rep...

‘A lost generation’: UN expert issues urgent call for help to stop Myanmar junta’s war on children

Thomas Andrews, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, revealed the Myanmar military junta’s attacks on children. In a Ju...

American activist Theary Seng, dozens of other Hun Sen critics jailed for treason in Cambodia

On Tuesday, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Cambodia sentenced 60 opposition figures, including prominent lawyer Theary Seng, for conspir...

Chinese netizens slam own government after Beijing retaliates against US report on human rights abuses

In a rare collective response, Chinese citizens criticized their own government on Weibo after it retaliated against the U.S. over a damnin...

US State Department criticizes China’s human rights record in latest report

The U.S. State Department’s latest global human rights report accused China of meddling in Hong Kong’s political affairs by revising its el...

New Zealand court rules to allow extradition of resident to China in unprecedented ruling

New Zealand’s supreme court made a historic appeal on Wednesday to send Korean-born permanent resident of New Zealand Kim Kyung-yup to Chin...

Speed skater gives away his Beijing Winter Olympics gold medal to protest China’s human rights violations

Olympic speed skating champion Nils van der Poel gave away his gold medal to protest human rights violations in China. Van der Poel handed...

Ex-UN attorney says the organization ignores China’s alleged human rights abuses due to financial power

Emma Reilly, a former employee with the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), claims she was asked to send a list ...

GOP congressman claims NBC refused to air ‘Genocide Games’ ad calling out Beijing Olympics sponsors

Florida Republican lawmaker Mike Waltz claimed NBC refused to air “Genocide Games,” his purportedly $40,000 ad which calls out specific U.S...

China slams Japan human rights resolution as ‘malicious slander,’ ‘gross interference’

Japan’s parliament has adopted a resolution expressing concerns over alleged human rights issues in China ahead of the opening of the 2022 ...

Human rights journalist in Vietnam sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for ‘conducting propaganda’

A renowned journalist dubbed the “leading voice for human rights” in Vietnam by Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaig...

Billionaire investor defends his human rights comment comparing Chinese government to ‘strict parent’

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio is downplaying comments he made during a recent CNBC interview that seemed to dismiss the alleged h...

North Korean defector works with Canadian human rights group to help other refugees

A North Korean escapee is working with a Canadian nonprofit to help other refugees from the hermit kingdom start a new life in Canada.  New ...

Vietnamese blogger jailed over government criticism warns family of ‘something bad’ before call is cut off

A Vietnamese blogger detained over anti-government posts has warned his family that “something bad” will have happened to him if they do not...

Over 800 Japanese Child Athletes Faced Physical and Sexual Abuse, Report Reveals

More than 800 former child athletes in Japan suffered physical and sexual abuse while training for their sports, according to a recent repor...

China Forces Abortions and Sterilization on Uyghur Minority to Cut Population, AP Reports

A new report has alleged that the Chinese government is trying to reduce Uyghur births with forced abortions, birth control and sterilizatio...

Employers in NYC Who Say ‘Go Back to Your Country’ Could Now Face a $250,000 Fine

New York City employers, landlords and store owners who tell someone to “go back to your country” could soon face fines of up to $250,000, a...

People Using Twitter in China May Face J‌a‌il Time, Th‌re‌a‌ts to Their Family

In China, “Twitter j‌a‌il,” normally when you get locked out of your account when you’ve reached the limit of 100 tweets per hour or 1,000 p...

Journalism Student Reportedly Expelled From China After Making a Human Rights Film for School

A German journalism student in Beijing was allegedly expelled due to a class project which involved him pursuing what school administrators ...

Philippines’ President Openly Insults Human Rights Official By Asking ‘Are you gay or a pedophile?’

The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte is now questioning the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Chito Gascon’s tr...

Vietnamese Blogger Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Anti-Government ‘Propaganda’

Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday after the People’s Court in Khanh Hoa Province foun...

‘Severe Punishment’ of Human Rights Lawyer is China’s Best Achievement of 2016, Says Chief Justice

The jailing of defense lawyer Zhou Shifeng and his fellow human rights activists were among China’s top legal achievements in 2016, accordin...