Tag: Human rights
Rights groups welcome court decision to release ‘red-tagged’ doctor in Philippines
Rights group Karapatan said the court’s decision noted that the doctor has been denied due process when she was arrested and imprisoned
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended — a global crisis,...
The report says that over 60 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion and an estimated 45 percent of all abortions are unsafe
Bangladesh to hang four over atheist blogger’s murder
Death sentences are common in Bangladesh with more than 2,000 people currently on death row
Study: Filipino women still bear brunt of unpaid care work
“Traditional gender norms or stereotypes surrounding unpaid care work and breadwinning still persist in this day and age”
Child sexual abuse: Crime on the internet
It’s a challenge to all to accept that this heinous crime is a common event, a secret crime, in families, in the streets, in brothels and hotels
Refugees in at least two villages in Myanmar allowed to return...
Widespread conflict since the military took control of Myanmar has increased the number of internally displaced persons to nearly 900,000
100 religious structures destroyed by military junta in Myanmar, says report
Most of the destruction occurred in the north-west and south-east regions of the country
India’s Dalit Catholics intensify protest against ‘discrimination’ in appointment of bishop
For months, Dalit groups have been appealing to Catholic Church leaders to appoint a Dalit archbishop, even meeting with the apostolic nuncio
Impunity allows human rights abuses to thrive in Philippines, says Amnesty...
“Lack of accountability continued to facilitate unlawful killings and other human rights violations under the ‘war on drugs’ campaign”
Fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state drives thousands to Thai border
Thai authorities are tightening security along the border for any Myanmar nationals who have crossed illegally
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