Asia – Impunity Watch https://impunitywatch.com Had I only known ... Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:19:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 Japan High Courts Rule Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional https://impunitywatch.com/japan-high-courts-rule-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/ https://impunitywatch.com/japan-high-courts-rule-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:19:04 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=53023 By: Sarah Peck Impunity Watch News Staff Writer   NAGOYA AND OSAKA, Japan – In March 2025, Japan’s Nagoya and Osaka High Courts issued landmark rulings declaring the country’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, marking significant progress in the nation’s marriage equality movement.         The Nagoya High Court ruled on March 7,…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/japan-high-courts-rule-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 No One Above the Law: President Duterte’s ICC Arrest Breaks Global Ground https://impunitywatch.com/no-one-above-the-law-president-dutertes-icc-arrest-breaks-global-ground/ https://impunitywatch.com/no-one-above-the-law-president-dutertes-icc-arrest-breaks-global-ground/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:17:53 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=53020 By: Lela Lanier  Associate Articles Editor   THE HAGUE, Netherlands—On March 11, 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was arrested in Manila and transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The ICC issued a warrant for Duterte’s arrest for crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, and rape, committed during his presidency.…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/no-one-above-the-law-president-dutertes-icc-arrest-breaks-global-ground/feed/ 0 ICC Office of the Prosecution Issues Application for Arrest Warrant for Myanmar’s Acting President, Min Aung Hlaing https://impunitywatch.com/icc-office-of-the-prosecution-issues-application-for-arrest-warrant-for-myanmars-acting-president-min-aung-hlaing/ https://impunitywatch.com/icc-office-of-the-prosecution-issues-application-for-arrest-warrant-for-myanmars-acting-president-min-aung-hlaing/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:27:33 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=52971 By: Lauren Clement  Senior Articles Editor MYANMAR—On November 27, 2024, the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan submitted an application to the ICC’s judicial division to issue an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, the acting President of Myanmar, for crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya. This application came after extensive investigations by…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/icc-office-of-the-prosecution-issues-application-for-arrest-warrant-for-myanmars-acting-president-min-aung-hlaing/feed/ 0 ECHR Rules Russian Removal of North Korean Citizens to the DPRK Violated European Convention of Human Rights https://impunitywatch.com/echr-rules-russian-removal-of-north-korean-citizens-to-the-dprk-violated-european-convention-of-human-rights/ https://impunitywatch.com/echr-rules-russian-removal-of-north-korean-citizens-to-the-dprk-violated-european-convention-of-human-rights/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:46:47 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=52854 By: Garrison Funk Impunity Watch News Staff Writer STRASBOURG, France – On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the Russian Federation violated Articles 2, 3, and 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights in its treatment, and later expulsion, of three North Korean citizens to the Democratic…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/echr-rules-russian-removal-of-north-korean-citizens-to-the-dprk-violated-european-convention-of-human-rights/feed/ 0 Bangladesh People Silenced for Political Activism https://impunitywatch.com/bangladesh-people-silenced-for-political-activism/ https://impunitywatch.com/bangladesh-people-silenced-for-political-activism/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:09:02 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51899 By: Kendall Hay Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Senior Articles Editor DHAKA, Bangladesh – Violence has recently been erupting in Bangladesh over the upcoming 2023 national election. The current regime has been actively working to silence anyone who chooses to speak out against them. The last general election in 2018 saw similar protests, and…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/bangladesh-people-silenced-for-political-activism/feed/ 0 Japan’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Deemed ‘Unconstitutional’ By District Court https://impunitywatch.com/japans-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-deemed-unconstitutional-by-district-court/ https://impunitywatch.com/japans-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-deemed-unconstitutional-by-district-court/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:56:59 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51394 By: Christian González Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor SAPPORO, Japan – On Wednesday, March 17th, a landmark ruling was made as one of the district courts for the Hokkaido prefecture found that Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The ruling came from one of several cases that had been…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/japans-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-deemed-unconstitutional-by-district-court/feed/ 0 Olympic Medals and Championships… at What Cost? https://impunitywatch.com/olympic-medals-and-championships-at-what-cost/ https://impunitywatch.com/olympic-medals-and-championships-at-what-cost/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:03:27 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51358 By: Melissa N. Berouty  Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Managing Editor of the News TOKYO, Japan – A glimpse at the dictionary will tell you that a coach is “a person who teaches and trains an athlete or performer.” Yet, any athlete knows that the role of a coach stretches far beyond this simple…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/olympic-medals-and-championships-at-what-cost/feed/ 0 47 Hong Kong Activists Charged with “Conspiracy” Under New National Security Law Denied Bail https://impunitywatch.com/47-hong-kong-activists-charged-with-conspiracy-under-new-national-security-law-denied-bail/ https://impunitywatch.com/47-hong-kong-activists-charged-with-conspiracy-under-new-national-security-law-denied-bail/#respond Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:06:57 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51320 By: Timothy Murphy Impunity Watch Staff Writer HONG KONG, China — The ongoing strife in Hong Kong continues as 47 activists and politicians were charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” on February 28th. These pro-democracy activists, who were charged under the new “National Security Law,” had been arrested by authorities in early January of 2021.…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/47-hong-kong-activists-charged-with-conspiracy-under-new-national-security-law-denied-bail/feed/ 0 The Political Turmoil Continues to Escalate Under the Military State in Myanmar https://impunitywatch.com/the-political-turmoil-continues-to-escalate-under-the-military-state-in-myanmar/ https://impunitywatch.com/the-political-turmoil-continues-to-escalate-under-the-military-state-in-myanmar/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 22:30:02 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51310 By: Kirsten Rasmussen Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor MANDALAY, Myanmar – The political turmoil in Myanmar has escalated in the last few days, with former leader Aung San Suu Kyi being charged with two new offenses on Monday. The unrest follows a coup on February 1st, which overthrew the democratic government…

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]]> https://impunitywatch.com/the-political-turmoil-continues-to-escalate-under-the-military-state-in-myanmar/feed/ 0 Explicit Red-Tagging Escalates in the Philippines https://impunitywatch.com/explicit-red-tagging-escalates-in-the-philippines/ https://impunitywatch.com/explicit-red-tagging-escalates-in-the-philippines/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:34:15 +0000 https://impunitywatch.com/?p=51284 By: Thea Bonifacio Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor MANILA, Philippines – With national elections approaching in 2022, the Philippine government, under President Rodrigo Duterte, has escalated its red-tagging efforts in a bid to silence opposition. As a result, the current government’s propaganda has led to increased deaths in the past year.…

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