HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS Archives - Page 2 of 68

Lessons of history motivate Jewish man to protest in solidarity with Uighur Muslims

by news | Sep 4, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Middle, Uncategorized

An Orthodox Jewish man in London, England has been organizing regular protests in support of Uighur Muslims outside a branch of the Chinese Embassy to the U.K. Andrew, who doesn’t want his surname revealed for reasons of personal safety, says he is motivated by...

China: Mongolian Mother-Tongue Classes Curtailed

by news | Sep 4, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Left, Uncategorized

The Chinese government should reverse its new policy of increasingly replacing Mongolian with Mandarin Chinese as the language of instruction in Inner Mongolia schools, Human Rights Watch said today. Chinese authorities should also stop harassing those who have...

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany

by news | Sep 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Middle, Uncategorized

Tests performed on samples taken from prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement on...

What Belarusians Can Learn From Poland

by news | Sep 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Left, Uncategorized

The protests, strikes and brutal police response invite comparison to Solidarity’s campaign for freedom from Moscow 40 years ago. There are differences. It is easy to admire the courage and determination of the Belarusian people, but the free world shouldn’t expect...

US coronavirus: Keep Covid-19 vaccines off the fast track, experts caution

by harpreetpreminds | Sep 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left

US coronavirus: Keep Covid-19 vaccines off the fast track, experts caution As many hope for a vaccine to bring Covid-19 under control, a leading vaccine expert warned against using an emergency use authorization (EUA) to put one on the US market as soon as possible....

Why Are Governments Weakening Protections Against Domestic Violence?

by news | Sep 2, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Middle, Uncategorized

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered spikes in domestic violence around the world, including in Europe. Organizations serving victims of abuse have reported dramatic upticks in the number of calls, emails, and website visits. Faced with movement restrictions and...