Trading Lives for Profit
How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches
Asia
September 29, 2023
Beijing’s Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Squelch UN Criticism
The Chinese government appears increasingly anxious to silence critics of its appalling human rights record. At home, it arbitrarily detains or forcibly disappears them; abroad, it harasses them. At the United Nations, it’s seeking another term on the UN’s top human rights body—the Human Rights Council – while telling member states to boycott public events highlighting its litany of human rights violations in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
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Bangladesh: Social Audits Shortchange Workers
Shahidul Islam’s Killing Underscores Heightened Risks for Independent Unions
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Bangladesh: Spiraling Violence Against Rohingya Refugees
Protect Community From Killings, Abductions, Torture
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Beijing’s Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Squelch UN Criticism
UN Member Countries Should Vote Not to Return China to Human Rights Council
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Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse
EU Should Revise Law to Promote Safe, Sustainable Ship Recycling
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Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Climate Activist
Environmental Leader Hoang Thi Minh Hong Faces Up to 7 Years in Prison
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South Korea’s ‘Anonymous Birthing’ Bill Fails Women, Children
Anonymity Won’t Address Underlying Stigma and Poverty
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Chinese Court Imposes Life Sentence on Uyghur Scholar
Beijing Permanently Silences Another Intellectual from Xinjiang
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Submission to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
"Religious Freedom in India" Submission by Sarah Yager, Washington director, Human Rights Watch
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Cambodia: Dissident, Wife Brutally Assaulted
Incident Tests New Government’s Willingness to Address Impunity
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Sri Lanka: Abuses Undercut Proposed ‘Truth Commission’
Donors, Governments Shouldn’t Endorse Initiative Rejected by Victims
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Bangladesh: Quash Conviction and Release Rights Defenders
Leaders of Prominent Rights Group Convicted on Trumped-Up Charges
