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Benedict Rogers
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Benedict Richard Victor Rogers (Chinese: 羅哲思, born 14 June 1974)[1][2] is a British human rights activist and journalist based in London. His work focuses on Asia, particularly Burma, North Korea, Indonesia, the Maldives, East Timor, Pakistan and Hong Kong. He is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Huffington Post and has appeared on BBC, CNN, Sky, Al Jazeera and other television and radio stations.
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![]() Rogers in an interview with VOA Burmese in 2010 | |||||||||||||
Born | (1974-06-14) 14 June 1974 (age 50) | ||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
Education | Royal Holloway (BA) School of Oriental & African Studies (MA) | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Journalist human rights activist | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 羅哲思 | ||||||||||||
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He is the co-founder and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party's human rights commission and the co-founder of the International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea.[3] He is also the East Asia Team Leader at Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the founder of Hong Kong Watch. He is also a member of the advisory group of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and an advisor to the World Uyghur Congress.[4] He became the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch in September 2020 and continues to hold that position.[4] He has written three books which focus on Burma and co-authored two others on Christian human rights obligations.