Tag: Human rights
Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug...
“Behind every addiction, there are concrete experiences, stories of loneliness, inequality, exclusion, lack of integration”
Catholic prelate appeals peace and justice after mob attacks against Christians...
At least 800 homes and over 30 churches were vandalized and destroyed after a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets on 16 August
Caritas Philippines opposes Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater
Japan on August 24 started releasing treated wastewater, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami damaged the power plant in 2011
Hundreds of Pakistan Catholics celebrate Mass outside burned church days after...
The anti-Christian mob had broken into a frenzy after two Christians, Rocky Masih and Raja Masih, were accused of profaning the Quran
Global groups urge Philippines to ‘ensure enabling environment’ for rights workers
The groups also condemned the alleged “renewed judicial harassment” against 10 human rights workers, including church workers
India pushes back hundreds of Myanmar refugees fleeing fighting
More than 1,000 residents of Tamu township, in northern Myanmar’s Sagaing region, fled to India’s Manipur state to escape the hostilities
Pope Francis criticizes ‘misguided notion’ of the human person in speech...
He lamented a tendency to misunderstand human rights, and thus, to abuse them, including by failing to take into account one’s rights
Pope Francis renews call to stop using religion to justify violence
The violation of religious freedom has emerged as a pressing issue in countries representing more than half of the global population
Myanmar troops arrest 100 villagers, kill man in Magway region
Around 100 soldiers raided Shwe Lin Swea in Myaing township on Sunday after bombarding the village with heavy artillery
Crimes in Manipur uncover evil within and the tragic consequences of...
"I was shocked to learn... a vigilante group of Meitei women, handed over an 18-year-old Kuki woman to four armed young men to be gang-raped"
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