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North Korea: Unrelenting Repression, Hunger, Inequality
Human Rights Watch
(Bangkok)In 2025, theNorth Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite deepening food insecurity and inequality, Human Rights Watch s ...[Continue Reading]
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ICE has become a national issue for Target
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Targets response, or the lack thereof, to the growing presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis has become yet another PR crisis for the retailer.Groups like theICE Out of ...[Continue Reading]
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Indonesia: Perks for Military, Lawmakers Spark Dissent, Protests
Human Rights Watch
(Bangkok) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto adopted policies in 2025 that benefitted military officers and lawmakers, generating widespread opposition and public protests, Human Rights Watch sai ...[Continue Reading]
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Japan: New Prime Minister Should Address Rising Xenophobia
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(Bangkok) Japans first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, should promote new legislation prohibiting discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or religion, Human Rights Watch said today in itsWor ...[Continue Reading]
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Horn/East Africa: War Crimes, Election Repression
Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi) Civilians inSudan,South Sudan, andEthiopia are bearing the brunt of abusive armed conflicts in which the warring parties frequently and often deliberately target them, Human Rights Watch ...[Continue Reading]
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Americas: Trumps Influence Prompts Abuses
Human Rights Watch
(Mexico City) Some Latin American and Caribbean governments are violating rights of noncitizens at the Trump administrations behest, while others are using Trumps policies and rhetoric as cover for a ...[Continue Reading]
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