Music band bus invasion in Mahasarakham...

“Climate change activists & NGO leaders are in jail, workers are prohibited from forming independent unions, & the human rights & democracy movement has effectively been wiped out” says Human Rights Watch about situation in #Vietnam . Why is Apple sourcing there? rfa.org/english/news/v…

De-risking supply chains? Really? 'Companies with very fancy codes of conduct are investing in a country where human rights abuses are systematic & pervasive” says Human Rights Watch to Apple & others pouring investments into #Vietnam . Corruption & rights abuses! time.com/6966231/truong…

Shocking, and so very sad.

washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

Grr. This👇 doesn’t change the utility of helping Ukraine. Even if they can’t win, helping them fight better gets them better terms in armistice negotiations, which is in America’s interest. Vance continues to be wildly wrong about Ukraine

“You can recover from bad policies, but you can’t recover from a bad heart,” Ms. Prevost said. “And Donald Trump has a bad heart.”

nytimes.com/2024/04/13/us/…

Typical knee-jerk stupidity from Viet Nam Diplomacy #VietNamForUNHRC, which seems to know only how to attack critics rather than listen to the substance of what they say. The UN in Viet Nam's observations for #Vietnam 's upcoming UPR session are measured, concise, & straightforward tuoitre.vn/bao-cao-rieng-…

Must watch for anyone who cares about political reform, democracy and human rights in #Thailand .

#WhatsHappeninginThailand

Here's the real reform agenda #Thai land PM Srettha Srettha Thavisin should take up if he actually cares about ordinary #Thai people. Time to do away w/criminal defamation, end #SLAPP lawsuits that powerful people & big business bring against critics & reformers! youtube.com/watch?v=62_zgO…

This is exactly right. Restaurant owners take no responsibility for anything, and regularly abuse their workers' rights. The waiters & waitresses should not be forced to pay this bill!

🚨We @HRW r 🗣️ on GermanForeignOffice to explain their actions!

How is it that a 🇬🇧🇵🇸Dr is 🛑& deported from 🇩🇪 & allegedly told it wld be a crim offence to even 🗣️ remotely or send a video message to a conference in 🇩🇪on his experience in Gaza?

Freedom of express is a right 🧵

“Broad civil society,” “fundamental freedoms”? In #HongKong ? Under #China #XiJinping ?

This is la-la land silliness from European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 Asia director. The discussions should be about what sanctions the EU is going to impose on senior Hong Kong leaders leading the totalitarian crackdown on human rights in #HongKong . European Parliament needs to take note, & take action!

This is what happens when you privatize basic services. Water is big business and during profit-driven conflicts like this, consumers are usually left holding the empty, um, pail.

Water district advises Cagayan de Oro consumers to prepare for supply disruption…

Great article about the new UAW and its President...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

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