Entries tagged "Human Rights"

  • View All Analysis | March 31, 2021, 9:39 a.m.

    Browse our analysis section for news and articles on topics such as China's Belt and Road Initiative (OBOR), the world's evolving digital infrastructure competition, and the stakes for U.S. policy.

  • Cambodia Announces Internet Firewall | Sept. 3, 2020, 8:17 a.m.

    Cambodia has announced plans to instate a China-style internet gateway which activists fear could allow the government to block critical content, Nikkei reports.

  • China Tech Surveillance Raises Concerns | April 15, 2020, 2:20 p.m.

    A proposed partnership between the United Nations and leading Chinese Tech company Tencent has raised some concerns about China's uses and exports of surveillance technology and it's potential impacts on international human rights standards, Nikkei reports.

  • The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability | Sept. 3, 2019, 11:29 a.m.

    Drawing from academic literature, evaluations, and technical consultations, this report analyses human rights and environmental impacts at the project and macroeconomic level to give recommendations on how to mitigate the potential risks infrastructure investment can pose for achieving equality, human rights, and the environmental sustainability.

  • China Pressures Turkey through BRI | March 26, 2019, 9:06 a.m.

    China is pushing back against Turkey for criticizing its treatment of the minority Uighur Muslim population in Xinjiang province, using Beijing's economic influence through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to stifle criticism, Nikkei reports. Turkey is a crucial link in China's BRI due to its proximity to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

  • Asia’s Mega-Infrastructure and Its Impact on Human Rights | July 25, 2017, 8:55 a.m.

    A new report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) leverages data from the Reconnecting Asia project to explore the potential human impacts of mega-infrastructure.