Tag: Human rights
Cambodian leader orders shutdown of independent media outlet
Prime Minister Hun Sen has increasingly cracked down on any opposition as he prepares for elections later this year
South Korean bishop apologizes for Vietnam War atrocities
Apology follows a court order that Seoul compensate the survivor of a mass killing during the conflict
Mandatory military training for youth ‘good if done right,’ says Philippine...
In his State of the Nation Address last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. included the ROTC Program in his 19-point priority agenda
Hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests, says Amnesty International
Nearly 300 under-18s have faced criminal charges related to the protests, the human rights campaign group said
Green groups oppose US military expansion in the Philippines
Kalikasan PNE accused the US military of being “one of the world’s worst polluting institutions”
Seoul court rules South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre
South Korean marines were accused of killing around 70 civilians during a raid on February 12, 1968
‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’
Malaysia’s former foreign minister speaks to RFA about the crisis in Myanmar
Rights group calls for dismissal of terror financing case vs Catholic...
Karapatan described the terrorist financing charges as “reckless, false and baseless”
Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after ‘blasphemy’ ban
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned
Rights group scores violent police dispersal of anti-mining barricade on Philippine...
Residents of Sibuyan have been manning a barricade since January 26 to stop mining trucks containing nickel ore from entering a private port
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