Asia

Complaint Filed in ICC Regarding Alleged Human Rights Abuses against Uyghur Population

Author: 
Emma Schoenberger

On July 6, 2020, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) and the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) requested that the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal C

China Releases Decision Addressing National Security Concerns in Hong Kong

Author: 
Emma Schoenberger

On May 29, 2020, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released a decision tha

Court of Appeals Upholds GE and TEPCO Motions to Dismiss in Fukushima Case

Author: 
Emma Schoenberger

On May 22, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in

U.S. Secretary of State Declares Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous from China

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, declared to Congress that the State Department no longer considers that Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from China.

Hong Kong Ct. App. Rules on Constitutionality of Emergency Regulations

Author: 
Emma Schoenberger

President Trump Signs Hong Kong Human Rights Act

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

Also over Thanksgiving week, on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, President Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and D