June 4, 2020 Police fire pepper spray at demonstrators during Tiananmen Square memorial Police officers fired pepper spray at a crowd of Hong Kong demonstrators at a Tiananmen Square memorial, after protesters defied a police ban Thursday, according to Reuters.
June 2, 2020 George Floyd death: Minnesota files human-rights complaint against Minneapolis police The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) has opened an investigation and filed a civil rights complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) following the death of George Floyd.
May 20, 2020 Dershowitz says forced coronavirus vaccination could happen: 'Police power of the state is very considerable' Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday to discuss the constitutionality of forcing members of the public to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, should a vaccine become available.
May 20, 2020 Somalia sees 'massive' uptick in female genital mutilation during coronavirus lockdown Somalia has witnessed a “massive” rise in female genital mutilation as girls are kept home from school due to lockdown restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, a report said Monday.
May 5, 2020 Cruz slams 'complicit' Hollywood for bowing to China censors: 'What are we saying to the world?' Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday to discuss a bill he drafted that would prevent the Pentagon from cooperating with movie studios who censor their productions to appease Chinese authorities.
May 4, 2020 What to know about US legislation aimed at punishing China for human rights abuses In the past several years, China has thrown an estimated 1 million minority Uyghurs into concentration camps without any legal process, according to the United Nations.
May 3, 2020 ICE deports ex-member of Liberian rebel group from Minnesota Federal immigration officials in Minnesota this past week deported a former member of a violent Liberian rebel group linked to multiple human-rights abuses.
April 27, 2020 Amid Kim Jong Un health rumors, any North Korea power transition ‘likely the only opportunity’ for human rights: watchdog With speculation swirling over Kim Jong Un’s health, human rights groups are expressing hope that a transition of power may bring a brighter future after decades of torment in North Korea.
April 21, 2020 During the coronavirus crisis, how is North Korea really handling its 'zero cases'? Coronavirus continues to pummel the globe – and despite bold proclamations that it hasn't encountered a single infection, let alone death – North Korea is far from immune.
April 7, 2020 Outspoken China critic who called Xi a 'clown' being investigated by Communist Party's disciplinary arm Chinese tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, an outspoken coronavirus critic who has been missing since March 12, is being investigated by the Communist Party's disciplinary committee. Ren, who has publicly taken on President Xi Jinping, one of China's most powerful leaders in modern history, will be investigated for "serious violations of law and discipline," the Communist Party's disciplinary arm announced Tuesday.