Tag: Human rights

Changing water conditions are testing livelihoods, biodiversity and community resilience across one of Southeast Asia’s most important agricultural regions

Church leaders called for genuine consent, stronger environmental safeguards and Indigenous participation in decisions affecting ancestral lands and livelihoods

“The Church recognizes indigenous peoples not simply as recipients of pastoral assistance but as partners in the mission of the Church and custodians of creation"

UN agencies warn worsening El Niño could disrupt food, water, health and schooling for millions of vulnerable children

Bringing child abusers to justice, convicting, and jailing them is a most important way to protect children from priests and laypeople committing heinous crime

Malaysia’s repatriation drive moves ahead as rights concerns persist over conflict, persecution and the safety of Rohingya returnees

Falling water levels are disrupting supplies, straining health services and worsening shortages across remote communities dependent on river transport

Alminaza said ecological decisions should reflect experiences of affected communities, future generations and the wider community of life

Marine’s arrest over a woman’s killing renews scrutiny of Okinawa’s US bases and limits on Japanese legal jurisdiction

Walkers are bringing concerns over coal, land disputes, large energy projects and environmental damage directly to national agencies