Tag: Human rights
After 18 years, victims of Philippine massacre of farmers continue to...
“Exactly 18 years have passed since the massacre, but justice still eludes the families of the victims”
Indigenous campaigners at COP27 channel ‘spirit’ of nature
Small-scale demonstrations have demanded climate justice, including more urgent action to protect the Amazon
‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities
The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue
Hate crimes against Christians on the rise in Europe, report says
Out of 500 anti-Christian hate crimes documented in 2021, approximately 300 were acts of vandalism, such as graffiti and desecration
Lao preacher arrested previously for evangelism found dead and badly beaten
Freedom of religion is allowed, but Christians face opposition in this predominantly Buddhist nation
Philippine gov’t fails to convince international community of improved rights situation
Several countries in the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concerns about ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines
Source of hope in campaign against death penalty
The World Congress is a source of hope against the backdrop of an impending return of the death penalty to the Philippines
ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis
Leaders from the ASEAN will discuss ways to implement a peace plan agreed with Myanmar last year which the junta has so far ignored
Case of slain journalist ‘grisly proof’ of problems besetting Philippine justice...
“The case also stands for grisly proof that many of the problems of the Philippine justice system remain”
Cambodian asylum-seekers in Thailand fear forced repatriation ahead of APEC summit
Thailand doesn’t recognize asylum-seekers or refugees because it hasn’t ratified the 1951 U.N. Refugee Convention
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