Author Archives: Bjorklundk

Human rights groups are increasingly concerned about well-known Chinese human rights defender Liu Ping who was “criminally detained” in Xinyu, Jiangxi province on May 7th. According to her lawyer, Ms. Liu was charged with “inciting subversion of state power” after … Continue reading →

North Korea’s Supreme Court in Pyongyang reportedly sentenced on May 2nd a United States national of Korean origin to 15 years of hard labor in the country’s infamous prison camps  after finding him guilty of various unspecified crimes against the … Continue reading →

Burmese authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State since June 2012, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report released today which details … Continue reading →

Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of Paris-based Vietnam Committee for Human Rights and International Spokesman of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) called on the United States today to raise issues of religious repression against the UBCV at the … Continue reading →

When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits China this weekend, he should convey a clear message to the Chinese leadership that a good working relationship with the United States will depend in part on the government’s respect for universal … Continue reading →

In what Amnesty International calls a deeply cynical move, international pariah states Iran, North Korea and Syria have thwarted the adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty aimed at prohibiting states from transferring conventional weapons to countries when they know those … Continue reading →

Cambodian non-profit organizations today expressed their deep disappointment at the Supreme Court’s failure to release Boeung Kak land rights activist Yorm Bopha on bail. Bopha’s request was heard this morning by the Supreme Court, while some 100 community activists from … Continue reading →

The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK) welcomed on Friday the establishment of a special three-person UN Commission of Inquiry to examine rights abuses in North Korea by the UN Human Rights Council at its … Continue reading →

The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) is deeply concerned for the security of prominent Buddhist youth leader and writer Le Cong Cau who has been threatened with prosecution by Security Police after his articles criticizing the Communist Party’s policies on Buddhism and territorial … Continue reading →

Khmer Rouge Tribunal proceedings must continue without unnecessary delays, Amnesty International said Thursday following the death of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary. Ieng Sary, 87, was standing trial for alleged crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes carried … Continue reading →