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A US legal academic specializing in LGBTQ rights yesterday said that he was denied a visa to teach at a Hong Kong university as concerns deepen about academic freedom in the territory. Hong Kong’s universities rank among the top in Asia, but have found themselves caught up in Beijing’s crackdown on dissent following huge democracy protests in 2019. Legal academic Ryan Thoreson said he was hired by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the territory’s oldest, to teach human rights law as a tenure-track assistant professor, but his visa application was rejected. “[The government] hadn’t ...

In a major blow to LGBTQ+ rights, a South Korean court dismissed a gay couple lawsuit regarding equal health care.

Two recent suicides in the ranks of the South Korean armed forces — and the perceived delay in accountability — have sparked public outrage, forcing the country to once again confront its poor treatment of women and sexual minorities.

Ryan Thoreson, Human Rights Watch, report - ‘I Thought of Myself as Defective’: Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youth in South Korean Schools.

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week Israel is excluding 4.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza from its COVID vaccination efforts; civilians in Tigray, Ethiopia, have faced massive restrictions on food access for more than two months; President Biden reverses the odious #MulimBan and more after his inauguration; and Russian authorities should free Alexi Navalny immediately. Israel isn't just obligated to supply vaccines to Palestinians. After 50+ yrs of occupation, it must provide access on par w what it provides its own citizens. Yet, while 25+% of Israelis vaccinated, 4.5+ milli...