Tag: Human rights
Christian churches in India’s Karnataka state to cancel Christmas services due...
Rights group International Christian Concern said some churches in the state’s Belagavi District have even canceled Sunday gatherings
Tribunal finds China committed genocide against minorities in Xinjiang
The tribunal said China’s president, Xi Jinping, shared primary responsibility for the atrocities
Philippine Court affirms anti-terror law, strikes down ‘violative’ provisions
The Supreme Court affirmed the legality of the law but struck out two provisions for being violative of freedom of expression, among others
Myanmar’s junta troops burn 11 villagers alive in Sagaing region, says...
Graphic video footage of the aftermath of the atrocity went viral on social media inside Myanmar, provoking outrage
Church groups hit killing of civilians in India’s Nagaland
The soldiers reportedly fired on a truck and later shoot at a crowd that gathered to protest the attack
Religious leaders call for probe into bombing of village in central...
The Church leaders called on the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the bombings for violations of international humanitarian law
Legislators across Southeast Asia face increasing threats, reprisals
From one legislator detained in Southeast Asia in 2020, there were 91 in 2021, said APHR in a new report
Myanmar junta jails Aung San Suu Kyi for two years
Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of incitement against the military and breaching COVID rules
Myanmar junta troops intensify attacks, continue to target Catholic churches
Priests and nuns were reported to have been forced to flee and hide "in a safe place" as troops looted convents
Southeast Asian parliamentarians decry arrest of Cambodian monk in Thailand
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights called for the immediate release of Ven. Bor Bet, a Buddhist monk and a refugee in Thailand
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