According to the President of the World Uyghur Congress, Ms Rebiya Kadeer, the peaceful pro-democracy protests, which have engulfed Hong Kong since last week are inspiring Uyghurs and Tibetans, who reside in "autonomous" regions of China, but enjoy far fewer rights and face heinous human rights abuses. As demonstrations gained pace, international cameras captured their quest for democratic rights. International attention...
According to the President of the World Uyghur Congress, Ms Rebiya Kadeer, the peaceful pro-democracy protests, which have engulfed Hong Kong since last week are inspiring Uyghurs and Tibetans, who reside...
A UN report produced jointly by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has compiled a list of heinous human rights violations committed in...
Dear UNPO Members and friends, We had an eventful September at UNPO, with numerous conferences and delegations. We were active in showing support for our members by co-organizing and participating...
Despite their different histories, Taiwan and Hong Kong have much in common in terms of their fight for democracy in the face of Chinese government hostility, and for many Hong Kong activists, Taiwan provides...
Noting the repressive and highly restrictive atmosphere imposed on West Papua by the Indonesian government, the Australian Senate passed a motion on Wednesday [1 October 2014] calling for increased openness ...
In the wake of South Africa’s refusal to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader and previous Nobel Peace Prize winner, the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates has been cancelled...
At a forum on the restoration of the Ogoni environment, speaking on behalf of his community, Legborsi SaroPyagbara, President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoniland (MASOP), stated that no half...
On 24 September 2014, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to stanch the flow of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’. The content of this resolution is very vague and...
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