Tag: Human rights
Myanmar’s Catholic bishops appeal for end to hostilities
Bishops also call on govt, military to respect people’s rights and for national unity against COVID-19
Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say
The Myanmar army has been fighting Arakan Army, a group from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group that is seeking greater autonomy
From the lens of power in the Philippines
Genuine people — unlike powerful politicians, powerful businesspeople and powerful celebrities — do not need power
Facebook seen as a vehicle enflaming already existing social divisions in...
To address concerns, Facebook says they now have 120 plus Burmese speakers monitoring their platform for hate speech
UN experts repeat call for probe into Philippine human rights situation
Experts highlighted staggering cost of relentless assault on the most basic rights of Filipinos at the hands of the govt
ASEAN leaders urged to address rights concerns as regional summit starts
Leaders told that COVID-19 crisis has revealed major weaknesses and inequalities in governance systems
Hong Kong pro-democracy shops fear China’s new security law
New law is designed to prohibit what Beijing calls secession, subversion and external interference in Hong Kong
Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage
They had risked the perilous sea journey having lost hope of making a better life in Bangladesh refugee camps
Underground bishop again detained without charge by Chinese authorities
Bishop Cui Tai was detained last year after he was accused of not acknowledging 2018 Beijing and Vatican agreement on bishop appointments
Desecration of Pentecostal church part of hard-line Hindu agenda, pastors say
Hindu hardliners beat up pastors, place monkey god idol inside church in northern India
Support Our Mission
We work tirelessly each day to tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia and how the Church in all its forms - be it lay, religious or priests - carries out its mission to support those in need, the neglected and the voiceless.
We need your help to continue our work each day. Make a difference and donate today.
