Newly arrived Rohingya refugees travel by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/Patrick Brown

U.S. Issues Business Advisory for Couped Myanmar

January 27, 2022January 31, 2022 RMN News Coup, Democracy, Human Rights, Myanmar

The United States says it does not seek to curtail legitimate business and responsible investment in Burma. On February 1,

Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International

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Transparency Releases 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index

January 26, 2022January 31, 2022 RMN News Corruption, Democracy, Human Rights, Transparency

Complacency in fighting corruption exacerbates human rights abuses and undermines democracy, setting off a vicious spiral. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: Department of State

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U.S. Deplores China’s Sanctions on U.S. Officials

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 RMN News Antony Blinken, China, Human Rights, Uyghur

The U.S. says Beijing’s continued attempts to intimidate and silence those speaking out for human rights only contribute to the

President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin (file photo)

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UN Expert Warns of Human Rights Violations in Russia

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 RMN News Human Rights Violations, Russia, UN

UN bodies have called on Russia repeatedly to repeal or revise the law to bring it in line with international

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on July 28, 2021. Photo: U.S. Department of State (file photo)

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How the U.S. Ignores Religious Freedom Violations in India

November 22, 2021November 23, 2021 RMN News Antony Blinken, Human Rights, USCIRF

How the U.S. Ignores Religious Freedom Violations in India I had emailed the following letter on November 18, 2021 addressed

Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on April 24, 2021 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photo: Rashtrapati Bhavan (file photo)

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Supreme Court Petition to Stop Criminality in Indian Politics

November 7, 2021November 9, 2021 RMN News Criminality, Indian, Justice Ramana, Petition, Politics, Ram Nath Kovind, Supreme Court

I have sent the following petition with the appeal to stop criminality in Indian politics. This petition is also given