Tag: Human rights
Hong Kong store owner rejects call to remove protest statue
Life-sized statue of protester holds a black flag reading ‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!’
Living on the edge, Pakistani Hindus still feel safer in India
Hindu asylum-seekers from Pakistan are among beneficiaries of a law that lays out a path to citizenship for people from six religious minorities from three neighboring countries
Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions
North Korean regime says such activities are an insult to the dignity of their supreme leader
Indonesian court finds three Papuan men guilty of treason
They were protesting against racism but are convicted of treason, rights researcher says
Pakistani church leader hits discriminatory job postings
Pakistan’s Christian minorities make up 80 percent of the country’s sanitation workforce, study says
Indian govt accused of using COVID-19 lockdown to arrest activists, silence...
Indian authorities urged to drop ‘politically-motivated charges’ against those who peacefully protested discriminatory citizenship policies
Church leaders, rights groups cry foul over libel conviction of Filipino...
It’s a very sad day for press freedom, which is an essential component of a functional democracy in any country, bishop says
Chinese authorities again raid Xiamen Protestant church
Incident is just a snapshot of the way things are in China now, church leader says
Libel conviction of Rappler editor ‘dangerous precedent’ for Philippine media
Court verdict against Maria Ressa can only encourage the Duterte regime to greater abuses
Photo gallery: Child labor in Philippines’ small-scale gold mines
Philippine laws prohibit anyone under the age of 18 to engage in hazardous work, but children risk their lives in gold mining sites to help their families
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.
