Tag: Human rights
Vietnam accused of ignoring human rights commitments
The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights tells RFA the government has ignored recommendations made three years ago
Nearly 50 members of Myanmar’s deposed government have been killed since...
“Residents also say people are getting killed simply for being accused of being members of the party”
Samsung outlet attacked over blasphemy charges in Pakistan
On July 2, the rumor spread that a QR code posted on a Samsung promotional billboard outside the Star City Mall in Karachi was “blasphemous”
Philippines’ religious superiors vow to stand for truth amid ‘widespread unpredictability’
“In our consecration to God, we pledged to do what is right, ‘acceptable and pleasing to the Lord,’” said the religious leaders
Witnessing
How far and different is this kind of being a witness in a man-made judicial system from the witnessing for love called for by Christ
With president’s resignation, Sri Lankans show world they are ‘not ready...
Claretian missionary priest said young people, who have become the visible leaders in recent protests, made it clear “that they are of a different generation”
Sri Lanka president submits resignation from Singapore
Gotabaya Rajapaksa's emailed resignation would be examined before a formal announcement — expected on Friday — is made
Tibetan woman arrested for Dalai Lama photo
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists around the world
Philippine Indigenous women call on gov’t to end mining operations in...
“For all the years that [the mining company] has destroyed our land, we have stood up and defended it”
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom
"This is a newsroom that's been under attack for six years and we've prepared ourselves"