Women wash dishes in Kraing Serey village, Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. Photo: UNDP Cambodia / Chansok La

UN to Assess Rights of Women in Cambodia

March 18, 2016March 19, 2016 RMN News Cambodia, Rights, UN, Women

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia announced Thursday she will be visiting the

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Human Rights Defenders Attacked in Russia

March 11, 2016March 15, 2016 RMN News Chechnya, Human Rights, Ingushetia, Russia

The violent assault on human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia is further evidence of

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China Urged to Reform Rights-Abusing Laws

March 6, 2016March 10, 2016 RMN News China, Communist, Congress, Human Rights, Laws, Rights

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) should reject or revise laws that undermine domestic and international human rights protections, Human Rights

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Can Kanhaiya Kumar Achieve Social Democracy for India?

March 4, 2016March 5, 2016 RMN News Communists, Democracy, India, JNU, Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya and his supporters can promote socialism or social democracy in India. But they will succeed only if their arguements

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Student Protests Spreading Like Wildfire in India

March 2, 2016March 4, 2016 RMN News BJP, India, JNU, Narendra Modi, RSS, Student

The Modi-government’s new target is the student communities in India for the RSS aims to capture the vulnerable minds of

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Civil Unrest in India: Youth Congress Gheraos Parliament

March 2, 2016March 3, 2016 RMN News BJP, Civil Unrest, Congress, India, Narendra Modi, Parliament, Youth

As the civil unrest is increasing in India against the high-handedness of the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra