Tag: Human rights
Indian Catholics welcome call for independent probe into death of Stan...
Father Cedric Prakash said the resolution “points to the fact” that the death of Father Swamy “was nothing short of ‘institutional murder’”
Women worldwide face sex-based religious persecution
These women, simply because they are women, face horrors from rape and forced marriage to forced birth control and sterilization
Rights groups raise concern over Christians in China even as pope...
“Since the (Vatican-China) deal was reached, things have gone from bad to worse for Catholics in China,” said a women's rights advocate
Singapore conducts two more executions: activists
The latest executions come after the hanging of a mentally disabled man in April sparked widespread international outrage
2,000 Christian, Hindu women, girls kidnapped annually in Pakistan
The International Christian Concern said “persistent advocacy is necessary to influence the Pakistani authorities to change course”
Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal
A judge can commute the sentence to life in prison if the offender acted only as a courier and cooperated with authorities
Tibetans skirt tight Chinese surveillance to mark the Dalai Lama’s 87th...
Previous years have seen arrests in the weeks around the July 6 birthday
Myanmar’s ‘shadow government’ calls for religious freedom
The generals in the ruling junta are reportedly using religion and race as weapons by supporting ultra-extremist groups
Singapore to conduct another execution for drug trafficking, say activists
Singapore has faced mounting calls to abolish the death penalty, but continues to insist that it has helped keep the city-state safe
Thailand bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets
Thai officials ban new contracts using prison labor to make nets after ex-inmates said they were forced to work for little or no pay
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