Tag: Human rights
Jailed activists in Cambodia decry court decision to refuse bail requests
Fellow Cambodian activists described the hearing this week as “a joke”
Int’l groups express concern over Philippine rights situation
The groups noted the spate of killings, "judicial harassment, arbitrary arrests and detention and threats" on human rights defenders
SPOTLIGHT: Philippines’ Church under attack
“They will strip you of your dignity before putting a bullet in your head. But I won’t allow them to do that to me.”
Rights groups call for accountability as woman shot by police in...
The killing once again put the spotlight on abusive police conduct in the Philippines
Rohingya Muslim refugees ‘injured in protests’ on isolated island during UNHCR...
Despite criticism from rights groups, Bangladesh has already moved some 18,000 Rohingya on an island
Budapest names street at planned Chinese university after jailed Chinese Catholic...
The renamed streets will converge at an area where China's Fudan University is planning to open a campus
Philippine Church, rights groups condemn killing of 52-year-old woman by police...
TFDP said the incident is a “reflection of the culture of violence” that “emboldened police brutality and heightened impunity"
ASEAN urged to hold military accountable for atrocities in Myanmar
Indonesia's foreign minister on Wednesday also called on the ASEAN to immediately name an envoy to Myanmar
Thousands flee villages as Myanmar military carries out air strikes
Residents of Kayah state bordering Thailand said the military was firing artillery from positions inside the state capital Loikaw into Demoso
Rights groups note ‘possible improvement’ in Philippines’ probe into ‘war on...
Rights groups, however, warn of 'another tokenistic and cynical mirage, a puny, even if sincere, desire at real institutional reforms'
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