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Deputy Asia Director Human Rights Watch, mostly SE Asia, Korea. FCCT Board member. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS grad. Thai/Lao speaker.

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    20 hours ago

    The UN rights chief is "shocked" by the recent killing of Cambodian human rights defender Sin Khon, near his home in Phnom Penh. "He had been previously attacked by unidentified assailants...and had received anonymous threatening phone calls."

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    Dec 2

    The security forces’ massacre of several dozen people on has all the hallmarks of a planned attack on protesters. “Hlaing Tharyar was a bloodbath for which all those responsible should be brought to justice."

    Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre
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  3. 18 hours ago

    Naga World using pandemic as excuse to bust the union, & the government just tells workers to take wholly unacceptable settlement rather than demand their rights. Outrageous & unacceptable. Solidarity with Naga World workers!

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  4. 19 hours ago

    “Granting bail to Ven. Bor Bet is a good move by that reflects that calmer, more reasonable approaches are being considered. But he's not safe in Thailand, so he needs to be allowed to resettle to a third country as quickly as possible" says

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  5. 19 hours ago

    Video shows police & military gathered on a bridge in . Person off camera says, “Just shoot them in the head,” while 2 police point weapons down at protesters. Gunshots are heard & the same person yells “Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!”

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  6. 20 hours ago

    Outrageous and unacceptable action by authorities to send Huynh Thuc Vy to prison, separating her from young children. Freedom of expression should not be considered a crime, !

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    Dec 2

    Proof that Myanmar military and police deliberately pushed the protesters into a kill zone and massacred mercilessly. Take actions against Min Aung Hlaing and SAC’s .

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    Dec 3

    In an extended feature blog, USCB conducted interviews w/ youths from locations inside & outside . Youths shared their hopes/dreams & the realities of their situations. Read their stories. Hear their truths.

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    Dec 3

    We were delighted to have and the team over today for lunch with some of the climate change film festival's board members, including singer-songwriter Hugo Chakrabongse.

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    Dec 2

    should stop selling arms to the United Arab Emirates & Saudi Arabia. ➡️ The French President should address human rights violations during his visit in Gulf Region.

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  11. Dec 2

    New research shows security forces deliberately planned lethal violence and "kettled" anti-junta protesters on March 14 in Yangon's Hlaing Tharyar township, killing at least 65 protesters and bystanders.

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    Dec 2

    NSO's spyware has been repeatedly used by abusive governments to target peaceful human rights defenders, activists and perceived critics 86 NGOs, independent experts are now asking the EU to , ban any use of its technologies:

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  13. Dec 2

    On arrests of refugees, says that “more than anything, this whole ugly business shows there is really little difference between PM Hun Sen and the Thai army authoritarians in Bangkok when it comes to wholesale abuse of human rights”

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    Dec 2

    "None of this is acceptable nor can it become acceptable." --Steve Simon, Amazing what happens when people with power to make change take principled steps to help other people.

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    Dec 2

    My deepest gratitude to for her hand-writing letter to my friend , who has been jailed for over a year. We still don’t know when activists like Joshua can leave jail. “You are a big hero, we are with you always." Thanks for his effort.

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    Dec 2

    🚨 Ven. Bor Bet, Cambodian Buddhist monk, was arrested, DEFROCKED & threatened w/ DEPORTATION by Thai police last night despite having a UNHCR refugee status!

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    Dec 1

    Both police and military used automatic assault rifles and live rounds against protesters, deliberately aiming at and shooting protesters.

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    Dec 1

    police and military worked together to trap in protesters by using a “kettling” technique to block exit routes before shooting and killing protesters from about 11.30 a.m. until at least 6 p.m. on

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    Dec 1

    New research shows security forces deliberately planned lethal violence and "kettled" anti-junta protesters on in Yangon's Hlaing Tharyar township, killing at least 65 protesters and bystanders.

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    Dec 2

    Reminder for et al: the regime in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦uses the Dec 3-5 Grand Prix + associated events in Jeddah to deflect attention from its pervasive human rights abuses. Kindly support human rights instead!

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