File Photo: A picture of a classroom seen after the airstrike on Layakgone Village, Depeyin Township
28 September 2023
The United Nations Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights Office has recommended...
This undated handout image released by The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation on May 24, 2022, shows detainees guarded by police as they watch a televised speech by the then Governor of Ili Prefecture Nurlan Abdumalin at the Tekes County Detention Centre in the Xinjiang Region of western China. Photo: AFP
08 March 2023
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday demanded action from Beijing to...
(File) Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 June 2022. Photo: EPA
27 February 2023
When the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday there will be many pressing human rights...
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of the US-based international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) 'Human Rights Watch'. Photo: EPA
26 August 2022
After three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth has come to believe...
Cynthia Maung. Photo: Wikipedia
22 May 2022
It is fitting that once again a female Burmese doctor has been recognized for her work.
Garment workers at a clothing factory in Pathein, Ayeyarwaddy, Myanmar. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
16 May 2022
The Ethical Trading Institute (ETI) is urging western companies to stop investing in...
06 May 2022
Dr. Cynthia Maung, the founder of the Mae Tao Clinic, in Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar...
Men use their mobile phones at the spectator area of the Shougang Big Air venue, which will host the big air freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Shougang Park in Beijing. Photo: AFP
27 January 2022
Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app...
An aerial photo taken from a plane showing a general view of Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, Urumqi, China. Photo: EPA
22 January 2022
China condemned a French parliament resolution on Friday that accuses Beijing of carrying...
 TotalEnergies logo. Photo: AFP
22 January 2022
French oil giant TotalEnergies said Friday it would withdraw from Myanmar over "worsening...
This handout photo taken and released by National Television of Cambodia (TVK) shows Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing waving. Photo: AFP
14 January 2022
The failure of democratic leaders to effectively champion democratic values and rights is...
 Buyers examine jade stones on sale displayed prior to an auction. Photo: EPA
16 December 2021
Human rights activists are lobbying major jewellers to stop buying gems sourced in...

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