East Asia and the Pacific
Aug 05, 2021
Corruption charges dropped for Hong Kong singer, activistGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/corruption-charges-dropped-for-hong-kong-singer-activist/2021/08/05/48ceec0a-f5cd-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.htmlJul 30, 2021
An outbreak of the Delta variant tests China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/nanjing-china-covid.htmlJul 29, 2021
Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in ChinaGlobal NewsBBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58007515Jul 27, 2021
‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their FamiliesGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/world/asia/xinjiang-china-crackdown.htmlJul 22, 2021
‘Please Save Us!’ Grim Scenes in China as Flood Inundates a SubwayGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/world/asia/china-flooding-zhengzhou-subway.htmlJul 22, 2021
China’s Push to Purge Organized Crime Casts Shadow Over Private BusinessesGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-push-to-purge-organized-crime-casts-shadow-over-private-businesses-11626960650Jul 22, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest 5 trade union members for seditionGlobal NewsAssociated Press, Reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kong-police-arrest-5-trade-union-members-for-sedition/2021/07/22/2ade1dae-eaa3-11eb-a2ba-3be31d349258_story.htmlJul 22, 2021
Room for 10,000: Inside China’s largest detention centerGlobal NewsAssociated Press, Reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ap-looks-inside-chinas-largest-detention-center-in-xinjiang/2021/07/22/e4223d40-eaad-11eb-a2ba-3be31d349258_story.htmlJul 15, 2021
Cannes Film Festival, Risking China’s Ire, to Screen Hong Kong Protest DocumentaryGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cannes-film-festival-risking-chinas-ire-to-screen-hong-kong-protest-documentary-11626353002Jul 15, 2021
Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemicGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/authoritarianism-advances-as-world-battles-the-pandemic/2021/07/15/ac9b0298-e540-11eb-88c5-4fd6382c47cb_story.htmlFeatured Publications
2021
In Brief: Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social JusticeUN Women
https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2021/brief-plan-for-equal-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4300Sep 25, 2020
Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemicOECD
https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=136_136486-rcd8m6dvng&title=Access-to-justice-and-the-COVID-19-pandemic&_ga=2.172033184.2029195142.1626275178-1139618518.1626100939July 2020
Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable PopulationsVulnerable PopulationsUnited Nations University Institute in Macau
https://i.unu.edu/media/cs.unu.edu/page/4740/AppriseReport_FINAL.pdf