North Asia
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North Asia |
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North Asia is a large geographical region divided in very few countries. Their histories, cultures and governments are extremely varied, as is their human rights situation. In China, the giant of the region, government opponents and pro-democracy activists are commonly imprisoned and silenced. Catholics and followers of other minority religions are often persecuted. In North Korea, an absolutist dictatorship denies its citizens all civil and political rights. In South Korea, political activists are often imprisoned under the National Security law and subjected to mistreatment and even torture. In Taiwan and Japan, the application of the death penalty continues to be a problem. In Mongolia, arbitrary detention, mistreatment of prisoners and inhumane prison conditions abound. In this page, you can find information and links on human rights in the region. If you know of other resources, please let us know.
HR Websites | NGOs | Int'l Organizations | Documents | Reports & Articles | Links
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China and Tibet - Japan - North Korea - South Korea - Mongolia - Taiwan
Human Rights Websites
Human Rights NGOs
- Asian Human Rights Commission
- The Asia-Pacific Forum on National Human Rights Institutions
- Asia Pacific Human Rights NGOs Facilitating Team
- The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
- Human Rights Organizations in Asian countries
International Organizations
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Other International Organizations
Human Rights Documents
Human Rights Reports and Articles
- Publications from the Asian Human Rights Commission
- Reports from the Nordic Newsletter of Asian Studies
- Links to reports on Human Rights in Asia
Links
- Asia Pacific: Human Rights and Development
From the UNDP- Human Rights Links
from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Human Rights and Prevention of Ethnic Conflicts- Links from the Asia Human Rights Commission
- Derechos Asia Links
Información en Español
Para más información consulte las páginas individuales de cada país de Asia
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