Human Rights in the World
NORTH KOREA: Diplomat defects to the South, shares news of political purge Ri Il-kyu, who fled to South Korea late last year, alleged that two North Korean officials who had been assigned to negotiate with the Trump administration had been punished. By Choe Sang-Hun...
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NORTH KOREA: UN report on institutionalised forced labour, grave violations of human rights Report UN/ Reliefweb (16.07.2024) – The use of forced labour by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) against its citizens has become deeply institutionalised...
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IRAQ: Strike injures two Iraqi Kurdish reporters in Sinjar CPJ (10.07.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish and Iraqi authorities to investigate after a suspected Turkish strike injured two Iraqi Kurdish reporters. The two Çira TV...
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JORDAN: Journalist Ahmed al-Zoubi jailed in Jordan 11 months after conviction under Cybercrime Law Jordanian authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist Ahmed Hassan al-Zoubi, release him from jail, and stop using the Cybercrime Law against...
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TAIWAN: León 1188: The first parliament, taxes, and the Tai Ji Men case Taxpayers’ rights are not just one among many matters Parliaments should control. They are the historical reasons why Parliaments were created. By Massimo Introvigne* Bitter Winter (01.07.2024)...
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RUSSIA: Over 80 European media outlets banned from broadcasting In a retaliatory move against restrictions on its own media, Russia has banned the broadcasting of over 80 European media outlets within its territory. EU TODAY (25.06.2024) – The decision,...
