Asia
June 17, 2021
Kim Jong Un Acknowledges Food Crisis in North Korea
Kim Jong Un made an extraordinary admission this week about North Korea’s food crisis, warning the situation is “getting tense,” in part as a result of damage from typhoons and floods last year.
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Exploitation, Forced Labor & TraffickingWe, the undersigned workers’ rights and human rights organizations, are writing to express our concerns regarding Thailand’s Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations, which the Thai Cabinet approved in principle in February 2021.
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Kim Jong Un Acknowledges Food Crisis in North Korea
Border to Remain Closed, Blocking Essential Trade and Food
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South Korea: Internet Sexual Images Ruin Women’s Lives
Government Response to Digital Sex Crimes Inadequate
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Beijing wants more children, but only a certain kind
One-child, two-child or three-child policy – fundamentally all are infringements on women’s reproductive rights.
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Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage
Detaining People to Coerce Others is Collective Punishment
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ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous 'War on Drugs'
UN Human Rights Council Should Launch Own Investigation
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Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers
Bring to Justice Those Responsible for Killing 10 Deminers
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Papua New Guinea: Violence Against Women Accused of Sorcery
Protect Women Targeted; Hold Attackers to Account
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European Parliament Alarmed over Sri Lanka’s Rights Situation
Resolution Calls for Measures to Address Mounting Abuses
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Surging Child Labor Demands Government Action
New Global Numbers Show Backsliding Even Before Covid-19 Pandemic
