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HRW: China’s ‘Slanders and Smears’ at UN Human Rights Council
March 17, 2021
Human Rights Watch reports that at a recent UN Human Rights Council meeting, The Chinese, when confronted on issues ranging from Hong Kong to Xinjiang, became aggressive, preferring to attack the confronters instead of aiming for collaboration to improve the situation.
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UK Declares Push for New, ‘Open’ and Democratic World Order
March 17, 2021
Boris Johnson’s government has declared the the UK will help shape a new global order and leave behind an “outdated” international system, outlining how post-Brexit Britain will seek to build strategic and commercial alliances away from Europe, especially in the Indo-Pacific region.
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HRW: Navalny Persecution Just the Tip of the Russian Crackdown
March 17, 2021
Human Rights Watch investigates a political struggle underway in Russia of which Navalny is only the most visible part, highlighting the struggle for anyone who has expressed public discontent with the Kremlin’s rule, which imposes a wide array of penalties to prevent people from airing grievances.
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China Approves Plan to ‘Improve' Hong Kong Elections
March 12, 2021
Following the Chinese government’s announcement that they would revamp Hong Kong's electoral system earlier this month, China's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal on "improving the electoral system" of Hong Kong, further restricting the ability of people in the city to freely elect their leaders.
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France and U.S. Make Joint Commitment Against Climate Change
March 12, 2021
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry confirmed after talks with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, the United States would lay out new financing commitments for the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions ahead of an April 22nd summit.
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