Tag: human rights
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Vietnamese refugees in Thailand at risk
BANGKOK: Increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities is putting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand at heightened risk of forcible return to Vietnam, Human Rights Watc … Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/vietnamese-refugees-in-thailand-at-risk-98268.php
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UNPO Continues Advocacy for the Rights of the Hmong in Lao PDR Through UN Human Rights Council
At the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UNPO, the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP) and its partner organization, Geneva for Human Rights … Full story: https://unpo.org/unpo-continues-advocacy-for-the-rights-of-the-hmong-in-lao-pdr-through-un-human-rights-council/
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Escalating Attacks Against the Hmong in Lao: UNPO, CWHP and BPSOS Alert UN Bodies
In August, 2025, the UNPO and Congress of the World Hmong People (CWHP) submitted two critical reports to United Nations bodies documenting severe human rights violations against the Hmong people in … Full story: https://unpo.org/escalating-attacks-against-the-hmong-in-lao-unpo-cwhp-and-bpsos-alert-un-bodies/
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Michigan lawmakers call for release of Hmong immigrants detained by ICE
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Tags: call, communities, Hmong, home, human, human rights, immigrant, immigrants, Michigan, nation, news, rights, state, story, XiongFor Democratic State Rep. Mai Xiong, the struggle against ICE human rights abuses and the deportations affecting the nation’s immigrant communities are hitting closer to home. Xiong is currently … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/michigan-lawmakers-call-release-hmong-195806987.html
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Genocide Watch Report: Hmong at Risk
Genocide Watch has published a report exposing severe human rights violations against the Hmong in Laos, warning that they are at critical stages of dehumanization, polarization and persecution. The … Full story: https://unpo.org/genocide-watch-report-hmong-at-risk/
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UNPO Addresses Human Rights Abuses Against the Hmong at UPR Info Pre-Session on Lao PDR
UNPO participated in the UPR Info Pre-Session on Lao PDR in Geneva, delivering a statement on behalf of the Hmong people. UNPO … Full story: https://unpo.org/unpo-addresses-human-rights-abuses-against-the-hmong-at-upr-info-pre-session-on-lao-pdr/
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Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights
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Tags: Asia, government, human, human rights, international, Lao, Laos, nations, region, review, rights, story, welcomeThe International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the United Nations (…) … Full story: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/laos/laos-government-fails-in-follow-up-review-of-key-civil-and-political
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Alaska Institute for Justice Receives $2M Gift for Human Rights Legal Services
Alaska Institute for Justice received $2 million from Yield Giving’s open call to support critical human rights work in Alaska. Full story: https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/nonprofits/alaska-institute-for-justice-receives-2m-gift-for-human-rights-legal-services/
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Alaska Institute for Justice Receives $2M Gift for Human Rights Legal Services
Community interpreters speaking Turkish, Spanish, German, Korean, Hmong, Dinka, and Nuer gather at a Language Interpreter Center training on Interpretation Principles: Best Practices, Ethics, and … Full story: https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/nonprofits/alaska-institute-for-justice-receives-2m-gift-for-human-rights-legal-services/
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Hmong activist in Thailand threatened for refusing to return to Vietnam
An ethnic Hmong preacher and human rights activist released on bail from a Bangkok detention center alleged that a Vietnamese official had threatened him when he refused to return to Vietnam, where he … Full story: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/hmong-activist-faces-repatriation-to-vietnam-02062024153937.html
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From Saigon to Kabul, leaving must not mean giving up on human rights
The U.S. must never abdicate or duck the responsibility to use its influence and the leverage it does have to advocate forcefully for prisoners of conscience and to press for human rights reform. Read Full Article
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Neal and Mary Taylor to receive CWU Human Rights Award
The La Crosse Area Church Women United movement will host its annual Human Rights Celebration from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 12, at the Church of Jesus Christ of … Read Full Article
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Why Are Peaceful Human Rights Activists Still Behind Bars in Vietnam?
Those facing abuses include Hoa Hao Buddhists, such as Truyen, Khmer Krom Buddhists, Hmong and Montagnards Christians, the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, and Falun Gong, Cao Dai, An Dan Dai … Read Full Article
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Anti-Asian Immigration Rhetoric Is Nothing New
Since well before the Vietnam War, Southeast Asian migrants have faced racism, targeted immigration enforcement, and denial of their basic human rights. Read Full Article
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Asian-Americans in Minnesota face insults, hostility during virus outbreak
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says it has started to hear about bias incidents targeting Asian-Americans. Read Full Article
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Human Rights Council concludes its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Other issues raised included serious attacks on social rights and the worsening situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil, the situation of the Hmong people in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the … Read Full Article
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EU Should Not Ignore Human Rights Of Religious Minorities In Vietnam Trade Deal
Whole sections of society are functionally stateless simply because of their religion, as seen with the Montagnard and Hmong Christians. The rights of these minorities must never be sacrificed to … Read Full Article
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UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
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Tags: California, celebrate, celebration, human, human rights, Myanmar, New Year, people, rights, securityThousands of people are gathering in central California to celebrate the Hmong new year amid heightened security in the wake of a shooting last month that killed four people. The celebration runs … Read Full Article