East Asia
© CC Anton
Overview
A trend towards repression threatens human rights in the region. The Chinese government is silencing dissent while expanding control over the internet, mass media and academia. In North Korea, extreme repression and systematic human rights violations overshadow life. In Japan and South Korea, developments hint at further curtailment in freedom of expression.
Our offices
About
Amnesty International has a regional office in Hong Kong. The office is a major hub for our investigations, campaigns and communications in the region, and strengthens the work of Sections that work at the national level.
East Asia (Hong Kong)
16/F Siu On Centre 188 Lockhart Road Wanchai Hong Kong
Phone
+852 39637100
Fax
+852 39637197
Commentary
Analysis, opinion, personal stories and more.
Asia and The Pacific
Japan is on the wrong side of history over Myanmar’s atrocities against the Rohingya
Asia and The Pacific
Yemeni refugees on South Korea’s holiday island deserve hospitality not hostility
China
Open letter: Google must not capitulate on human rights to gain access to China
Asia and The Pacific
A brighter future: Why conscientious objectors in South Korea can dream again