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How activists are using Facebook in Myanmar for democratic ends, but Facebook itself also facilitated hate speech
When Facebook was used in Myanmar as a platform for hate speech and organised violence against Rohingya, the company was quick to deflect blame.
WEBINAR: Human rights and democratic regression in Asia
Three experts on human rights and civil society discuss the situation in two countries which have seen recent democratic regression, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as the use of forced disappearances.
The complexities of translating legal terms: Understanding Fa (法) and the Chinese concept of law
Uncritically translating ‘fa’ directly to ‘law’ may may lead to social, cultural and legal misunderstanding.
INTRODUCTION: Questions and challenges for civil society and human rights in Asia
As elsewhere, many societies in Asia have recently witnessed the rapid rise of populists and democratic regression.
The racialised and gendered online abuse of activists in Japan
While human rights activists take advantage of social media, so do their opponents with xenophobic, racist, and sexist tropes.