Thousands of garment factory workers took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and the industrial district of Gazipur on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to demand better wages.
A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises
A Japanese high court on Oct. 30 said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in “paradise on Earth,” a decision praised as a victory by survivors and their supporters.
On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation
Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush in Seoul and their supporters demanded an independent investigation of the disaster as they marked the anniversary Sunday, Oct. 29 with a massive memorial service.
South Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sexual slavery victims during Japan colonial rule
South Korea’s top court on Thursday, Oct. 26, cleared a scholar of charges of defaming the Korean victims of sexual slavery during Japanese colonial rule, in a contentious book published in 2013.
Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 25 ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark verdict welcomed by advocates as a sign of growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights.
Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday, Oct. 24 upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in the latest victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says
Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said.
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh elected to be an International Olympic Committee member
Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday despite some “no” votes from her new colleagues.
Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asks Halloween partygoers to stay away
The mayor of Tokyo’s busy Shibuya shopping and entertainment district is asking Halloween celebrants not to visit, fearing that a large number of partygoers following the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a disaster similar to last year’s fatal crowd surge in South Korea’s capital.
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty.
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