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Cambodian Law Set to Ban Revealing Clothing Causes Outrage

posted September 1, 2020 / No Comments

The Cambodia legislature is proposing a new law that would prohibit people from wearing anything too revealing in public. The official reasoning for the proposal is to protect the national traditions of Cambodia. Human rights […]
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Southeast Asian Governments Utilize Fake News Laws Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

posted February 13, 2020 / No Comments

Singapore’s anti-fake news law has stirred up its fair share of controversy in its short four-month existence. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), which has become a model for other governments in […]
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Thailand Officially Opens Anti-fake News Center

posted November 4, 2019 / No Comments

Thailand just officially unveiled its new Anti-Fake News Center that claims it will monitor and combat the spread of misleading information online. Human rights activists fear that the center will instead be used to stifle […]
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Thai Authorities Order All Universities to Turn Over ‘Intelligence’ on Muslim Students

posted September 19, 2019 / No Comments

Thailand’s government recently issued a nationwide order to universities compelling them to provide “intelligence” on Muslim students and their campus activities. The draconian order was issued by the Special Branch Bureau, an arm of the […]
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US House Passes ‘Cambodia Democracy Act’

posted July 18, 2019 / No Comments

The US House of Representatives recently passed the “Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019”. If passed by the Senate and signed into legislation by Donald Trump, the bill would allow the president to sanction high-level Cambodian […]
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Japan Court Refuses Compensation for Forced Sterilization Victims, Citing Statute of Limitations

posted May 30, 2019 / No Comments

A Japanese court ruled that victims of forced sterilization are not owed compensation by the government once the 20-year statute of limitations expires. The “Eugenic Protection Law”, which was struck down as unconstitutional, allowed the […]
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Brunei Backs Off Stoning to Death for Gay Sex

posted May 7, 2019 / No Comments

After intense backlash from the international community, the government of Brunei has stated that it will not stone to death those convicted of gay sex. Stoning to death for gay sex, adultery, and rape was […]
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EU High Court: Woman’s Criminal Conviction for Muhammad Slur Does Not Violate Freedom of Expression

posted October 30, 2018 / No Comments

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled last week that an Austrian woman’s freedom of expression was not violated after she called the Prophet Muhammad a pedophile. According to the court’s ruling, the Austrian […]
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France’s Niqab Ban Violates Human Rights, UN Committee Rules

posted October 30, 2018 / No Comments

The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled last week that France’s banning of the niqab, an Islamic veil that covers the entire body except for the eyes, is a violation of human rights. The case […]
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Rights Group Calling on UN to Ban the Use of ‘Killer Robots’

posted August 29, 2018 / No Comments

Amnesty International has joined other rights groups–including Human Rights Watch–in calling for the United Nations to institute an outright international ban on the use of “killer robots”, which they define as fully autonomous weapons systems. […]