PEACE FOR ASIA SWITZERLAND
Countries in the European Union have started o debate about the first-ever Human Rights blacklist which is sought to impose sanctions upon those countries and individuals which have abysmal human…
(This is the second article from the two-article series covering the conflict from historical and international law perspectives. Click here to read the first article.) The international law applicable to…
(This is the first article of a two-part series covering the conflict from historical and international law perspectives) On 10 November 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan entered a truce after six…
Background Since 2014, when a military coup prompted censorship and rewriting of its constitution, Thailand has faced an extended period of civil unrest. The nation’s governmental structure includes a constitutional…
A few days before its full-scale review meeting, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global money-laundering watchdog – reprimanded Pakistan for its “meagre progress” in combatting terror financing…
After Mao, Xi Jinping is oft considered as the most powerful leader since his accession to the General Secretary position in the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, according to Human…
On November 2, 2020, Kabul University was brutally attacked by three gunmen resulting in the deaths of at least 22 people and dozens injured. The assault was conducted in broad…
Tibet is most well known for being the home to the vast plateaued landscape and Tibetan Buddhism, bringing us visions of picturesque monasteries and towering snow-capped peaks. However, the question…
Elyas Dayee, a radio journalist who worked for Radio Free Afghanistan was killed in a blast on November 11, 202o in Helmand, Afghanistan. As noted by officials, this was a…
Since November 2019, protests demanding the elimination of violence against women have received broad media attention due to the by now well-known Chilean protest chant “The rapist is you”. The…
As widely reported by media outlets throughout the world, China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang province against the Muslim Uyghur community is well known. Researchers have sourced the use of…