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Imprisoned for posting negative review

jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 02:00

In Thailand, you can be imprisoned for posting a negative review.

That is because defamation is a crime there, rather than a civil dispute. That is fundamentally unjust.

I have read that some US states make defamation a crime, but those crimes seem to rarely if ever be prosecuted.

Using UK courts to sue China

jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 02:00

The UK may authorize minorities in China to use British courts to sue China for repression.

Cruel deporting of autistic

jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 02:00

It's not unusual for the UK and US to deport people to countries they were too young to remember, and where they know no one. But it is especially cruel to deport Osime Brown, who is autistic, and won't be able to survive in Jamaica on his own,

A person who was brought to a country as a child has the right to live there.

Freezing Amnesty International bank account

jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 02:00

Modi has forced Amnesty International out of India by freezing its bank account.

Blocking funds for disrespect of rule of law

jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 02:00

An EU requirement for countries to respect and implement rule of law is blocking the release of EU funds to Hungary for coping with Covid-19. A compromise is being considered to release the funds.

I am glad to see that the European Parliament is standing firm for that requirement. However, perhaps it is right to make an exception for the medical emergency. Surely other funds, used for things that are not desperately urgent, would offer a good opportunity to pressure Órban, perhaps even a bigger one.