Tag: Human rights
Rights group sounds alarm over killings of Philippine lawyers
More lawyers killed in the five years since Duterte took office than under any other govt in Philippine history, says Human Rights Watch
3 more activists granted bail in Hong Kong subversion case
Case is being closely watched by those concerned with the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong
21 Hong Kong activists remain in custody after court rejects bail...
Activists are accused of organizing and participating in an unofficial, non-binding primary poll in July 2020
Father Stan Swamy’s bail plea deferred by Mumbai court
Jesuit Conference of South Asia says truth and justice will prevail for the 83-year-old priest
Court in Malaysia rules Christians can use ‘Allah’ to refer to...
In 1986, govt banned use of the word in Christian publications, citing a threat to public order
Myanmar military using ‘murderous methods’ against protesters, rights group says
Amnesty International says that soldiers implicated in atrocity crimes against ethnic minorities now operating in Myanmar’s cities
Court releases one Hong Kong activist on bail in case involving...
Case offers an insight into how Beijing’s security law clashes with Hong Kong’s common-law traditions
Catholic priests, nuns join street protests in Myanmar to prevent bloodshed
We need to go by dialogue not by force, retired bishop in Myitkyina says
Chinese citizen journalist who exposed virus outbreak remains missing a year...
Fang Bin was first detained after posting footage from several Wuhan hospitals during early weeks of pandemic
Vatican expresses disappointment over UNHRC report on Islamophobia
Report focused on ‘anti-Muslim hatred’ without reference to other faith groups that are also victims of hatred, discrimination and persecution