#China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims

#China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims

“#China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims” WASHINGTON – China has possibly committed “genocide” in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of the US Congress said in a report on Thursday. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) said new evidence had emerged in the…

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#Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage

#Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage

“#Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage” HARARE, Zimbabwe — In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. “Not many people do…

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#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

“#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong…

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#Japan committed ‘abuse’ by jailing Carlos Ghosn: UN panel

#Japan committed ‘abuse’ by jailing Carlos Ghosn: UN panel

“#Japan committed ‘abuse’ by jailing Carlos Ghosn: UN panel” A United Nations human rights panel says Japan committed an “extrajudicial abuse of process” by arresting ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn multiple times to keep him in jail for months. The UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued the finding in a 17-page report…

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#How to deal with a hostage-taking, extortionist China

#How to deal with a hostage-taking, extortionist China

“#How to deal with a hostage-taking, extortionist China” Shannon Gormley: As China decides to no longer hide behind the language of engagement and friendship, Ottawa finds itself increasingly exposed If you help our people, we will hurt your people. It’s a chilling message, coming to Canada directly from the world’s largest dictatorship, but as far as…

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#Canada’s climate-change inaction violates Indigenous human rights: report

#Canada’s climate-change inaction violates Indigenous human rights: report

“#Canada’s climate-change inaction violates Indigenous human rights: report” Two Human Rights Watch experts describe how First Nations people are struggling to sustain traditional diets, as fish and wildlife become more difficult and dangerous to reach While the entire country grapples with COVID-19, the international research and advocacy organization Human Rights Watch is shining a spotlight…

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