Tag: Human rights
Photos: Back home in the bosom of the family
Families and relatives of victims of the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’ receive the urn of ashes of their departed kin on Nov. 15, 2021
Seven churches damaged by artillery strikes in Myanmar, says report
Government troops reportedly fired artillery “without specific targets,” hitting civilian homes, including churches
Catholic cathedral hit by artillery shelling in Myanmar’s Shan state, says...
A source said that five artillery shells “fell on the church,” which was identified as the “Phekone Cathedral Church of Sacred Heart”
Tens of thousands flee military operations in Myanmar’s Shan state, Sagaing...
The report said military operations have forced nearly 40,000 people to flee their homes in the past two days
US Holocaust Museum reaffirms China’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
A report notes that China is committing crimes against humanity in its targeted persecution of Muslims living within its borders
Myanmar’s military accused of using human shields
A human rights group said the abduction of 19 men marks the fourth time villagers were detained and used as human shields in Kayah state
New report details experience of Christians detained in North Korea
Pope Francis recently received an invitation to visit North Korea when South Korean President Moon Jae-In visited the Vatican on Oct. 29
Catholic priest threatened at gunpoint in Myanmar
The UN said it feared a wider human rights catastrophe amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north and west of the country
60 houses, church torched in Myanmar since September, says report
Between October 13 and October 25, junta soldiers torched 42 houses and one church in Falam township
Amnesty International closes office in Hong Kong amid crackdown on dissent
The announcement came after police surrounded marathon runners and demanded that they remove the slogan "Go Hong Kong!"