This week the European Union finally introduced new sanctions against the Chinese government over their treatment of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. The deployment of new Magnitsky style targeted sanctions…
Human Rights
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March 8 was International Women’s Day, and lawmakers would be well-advised to recognize the occasion as an opportunity to give women’s rights the prominence they are due in discussions regarding…
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Last week, the Chinese government was elected to the UN’s Human Rights Council – a body which is made of 47 member nations – whose mission is to promote and…
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Unconditional basic income, free health care, marriage for all? But how do human rights come into the picture? Well, that is an old story. A Spartan king once explained to…
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Capitalism and the free market economy have proven to be the most effective instruments for protecting workers and human rights. It has been a struggle, but Qatar was finally forced…