The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong's new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city. "It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process, in spite of serious concerns raised about the incompatibility of many of its
Hong Kong’s new homegrown national security law will “unduly limit” human rights and freedom in the city, six UN experts have said as they urged authorities to review and reconsider the legislation. The new security law – commonly known as “Article 23” – targets five types of crimes including treason and insurrection, with sentences ranging […]
England 177-3; New Zealand 130-7 | England win by 47 runsTouring side hold unassailable 3-1 series lead with one match to goMaia Bouchier defied injury to hit 91 as England Women outpowered New Zealand to win the fourth T20 international in Wellington by 47 runs and clinch the series.Bouchier’s 91 off 56 balls, her second successive half-century, helped England to 177 for three, Charlie Dean taking four wickets as New Zealand were restricted to 130 for seven. Continue reading
China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday, despite tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and China’s crackdowns in Hong Kong and elsewhere remaining evident. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Australia for the first time since 2017, marking a diplomatic thaw between two trading partners who have […]
Florence Pugh is back in Marvel movie mode and shared to Instagram a first look set video from the Atlanta studio where “Thunderbolts” is now in production. The tentpole will mark Pugh’s latest appearance as the assassin Yelena Belova, a role she debuted as in “Black Widow” and reprised on the Disney+ series “Hawkeye.” The […]
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Thank you, Mr Vice President, The UK thanks the Special Rapporteur for her continued efforts to focus attention on the DPRK’s human rights record. As we mark the tenth anniversary of the UN Commission of Inquiry, we must not ignore the continued and widespread human rights violations as reported by Special Rapporteur, including gender-based violations, abductions, arbitrary detention and executions of its citizens. Mr President, the DPRK fails to provide for its citizens’ basic economic needs...
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"President Joe Biden himself indirectly admits that Israel is not protecting Palestinian civilians from harm," she claimed. The post State Department Human Rights Official Resigns Over Biden’s Gaza Policy first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.