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July 6, 2018

China launches unprecedented judge training for environment cases

China is strengthening enforcement of its environmental laws by training environmental judges.
July 1, 2018

Hong Kong freedoms rapidly deteriorating, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch calls on Hong Kong Chief Executive to stand up to Beijing and defend people's rights.
June 3, 2018

EU launches WTO case against China's 'unfair technology transfers'

The EU has launched legal proceedings in the World Trade Organisation against Chinese legislation that it says undermines the intellectual property rights of European companies.
May 22, 2018

UN urges Spain to halt extraditions to China

UN human rights experts have urged Spain to halt extraditions to China, fearing risk of torture or death penalty.
May 8, 2018

IFAD and China invest to improve incomes for smallholder farmers in Qinba Mountains

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and China have signed an agreement to finance a project that aims to reduce poverty and improve incomes for 339,561 smallholder farmers in the Qinba Mountains in south Shaanxi
April 20, 2018

IFAD and Ant Financial join in exploring ways to develop rural economies

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and Ant Financial Services Group have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to explore ways to contribute to economic development in rural areas and the reduction of rural poverty in China and other developing countries.
April 13, 2018

Global executions fall, but large numbers given death penalty for drugs, says Amnesty

Last year saw a small drop in the overall number of executions around the world, large numbers of death sentences were carried out for non-violent crimes such as drug offences.
April 10, 2018

Release of mother from North Korean prison camp welcomed

The unexpected release of an imprisoned North Korean woman offers a rare glimpse of hope that the authorities in the repressive state may be loosening their iron grip on the population, Amnesty International said.
March 29, 2018

Chinese mining operation 'threatens to wipe out coastal village' in Mozambique

A Chinese mining operation in Mozambique has put a coastal village at risk of being washed into the Indian Ocean, Amnesty International has revealed.
March 12, 2018

Call for China to allow UN rights experts into Tibet

The Chinese government’s repression of political dissent in Tibetan areas warrants fact-finding visits by United Nations human rights experts, says Human Rights Watch, releasing a new compilation of cases and sentences against Tibetans.