Tag: Human rights
2021 is ‘worst year’ for Christians in India, says ACN report
Anti-conversion laws have further emboldened right-wing Hindu groups in their hostility toward Christians
Southeast Asian parliamentarians urge ASEAN to act on Myanmar
"ASEAN is politically and morally responsible for addressing this catastrophic situation in Myanmar, directly caused by the military junta”
Singapore court rejects appeals by three men on death row
The city-state has some of the world's toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists capital punishment remains a deterrent against crime
Insurgents murdered Rohingya leader, Bangladesh police admit
The assassination of Mohib Ullah last September sent shockwaves through the sprawling border settlements of stateless Rohingya refugees
Urgent action needed to protect rights in Myanmar amid ‘spiral of...
The report said the brutal repression of the opposition, violent resistance to the coup, and armed conflicts left the country in turmoil
Photo exhibit recalls ‘horrors’ of Philippine martial law, tags abuse victims...
The exhibit of black and white photographs taken by documentary photojournalist Rick Rocamora tags victims of human rights abuses as heroes
British Catholic activist says not afraid of Hong Kong jail threat
Hong Kong Watch could incur a fine of HK$100,000 (around US$12,800) or its chief executive face three years in jail
Mob breaks into Christian chapel in Sri Lanka
The mob reportedly threatened the pastor and assaulted churchgoers, one of whom ended in the hospital for treatment of injuries
Security tight in Tibet’s Lhasa on anniversary of uprising
On National Uprising Day in 2008, Tibetans protesting Chinese rule in Lhasa sparked similar protests at monasteries throughout the region
The fighting women of Ukraine
To launch a war of aggression for no cause other than the lust for power is the evilest thing one can do and it is as stupid as stupid can be