March 22, 2021
By Alex Yellin
This weekend, it was unsurprising to find yet another story from a mainstream media outlet – this time, the Washington Post…
February 11, 2021
By Brian Dooley
The first human rights defender to win the prestigious Martin Ennals Award, in 1994, was Harry Wu from China. This year’s winner,…
December 18, 2020
By Mary Gasparian, Intern
As the new year approaches, it is the perfect time to show gratitude and support meaningful causes, both local and global.…
December 15, 2020
Albert Ho’s law firm in Hong Kong is exactly what you’d expect. Halfway up a skyscraper, it’s noisy and busy and a little chaotic, full…
December 11, 2020
This time last year, I was in Hong Kong, meeting with human rights activists and documenting the large pro-democracy demonstrations. The police were cracking down…
November 23, 2020
Twitter’s recent announcement that President Trump’s account will lose special “public interest” protections was met with mixed reactions— from “too little, too late” to…
November 19, 2020
The Trump Administration is summarily sending refugees seeking protection from persecution or torture to immigration jail. They are often held there for months, or even…
June 9, 2020
We the undersigned state the following:
President Trump has threatened to deploy active-duty military to try to quell the nationwide unrest sparked by the police’s…