The report was the result of the first visit by an independent human rights investigator to the prison in its two-decade history.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
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Cori Bush, AOC and More Liberal Democrats Boycott Modi’s Speech to Congress
“We must never sacrifice human rights at the altar of political expediency,” four of the protesting House members said, objecting to the Indian leader’s human rights record.
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The Anti-Woke ‘Paris Hilton of North Korea’
Yeonmi Park’s account of the horrors of North Korea made her a human rights celebrity. Her new claims that America is on the same path have made her a right-wing media star.
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Korean Youth Hostel Once a Site of Interrogation and Torture
A building where South Korean dissidents were interrogated and tortured by a powerful government agency is now home to a popular youth hostel.
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Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia
Allowing Moscow to place tactical nuclear weapons on its soil is just the latest sign of its loss of sovereignty to the Kremlin, military experts and pro-democracy activists say.