Tag: Human rights
‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’ canceled due to pandemic
Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation says with COVID-19 ‘practically immobilizing the world’ it ‘has no choice but to cancel this year’s awards presentation’
8-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labor reform in Pakistan
There are still about 12 million child workers in the country, many of whom work as domestic staff in private homes
Church groups warn against Philippines anti-terror bill
Social action secretariat of the Catholic bishops’ conference described the proposed measure as a violation of the rights of people and a mockery of the country’s Constitution
Hong Kong’s free media fears being silenced by China’s national security...
Situation is like being under the blade of a guillotine, says Jimmy Lai, publisher of pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper
Resistance is a moral choice in the Philippines
Injustice has always walloped the country’s poor, but it has been an exceptionally gory last four years for Filipinos
Chinese authorities plan to destroy another Uyghur cemetery in Xinjiang
Since 2014, at least 45 Uyghur cemeteries in the region have been razed
Hong Kongers defy rally ban to mark Tiananmen Massacre
Many took to the streets to light candles and stand for a minute's silence, seven Catholic churches also opened their doors
Philippines’ new anti-terror law Duterte’s shield from accountability
Anti-terror law aims to preempt the buildup of a huge protest movement that could possibly coalesce the country’s fractious opposition
UN body denounces ‘widespread’ human rights violations in Philippines
Between 2015 and 2019, at least 248 human rights defenders, legal professionals, journalists and trade unionists have been killed in relation to their work
Nearly 200 migrant workers killed on India’s roads during coronavirus lockdown
In one case, a speeding bus ran over and killed six migrant workers as they walked home
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