Asean Observer

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: One hundred days since the Myanmar military takeover that has left hundreds of…

During a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a return to discussions on human rights, saying such consultations in the…

A group of U.N. human rights experts says it is “deeply concerned” about allegations regarding China’s treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority. The Working Group on Business…

• BANGKOK, Mar 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai’s Constitutional Court, yesterday endorsed constitutional amendment bids, launched by Members of Parliament, on condition that public referendums be held twice.• The court delivered the judgment that, legislators in b…

TAINAN, TAIWAN – Rights groups and activists at home and abroad Friday denounced China for barring a prominent Chinese democracy and rights activist from leaving for the…

As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, North Korean defectors living throughout the United States expressed hope that his administration would place North Koreans’ human…

The head of the United Nations is urging the world to put human rights “front and center” in the coronavirus recovery efforts in order to achieve a…

GENEVA – A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged…

GENEVA – U.N. assessments to gauge the needs of hundreds of thousands of people affected by Super Typhoon Goni, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever…

HONG KONG – Seven pro-democracy Hong Kong politicians were arrested Sunday over protests and scuffles that broke out in the legislature earlier this year, the latest prosecutions…