Tag: Human rights
Christians in central Indian state beaten for not giving up faith
They claimed that they were beaten on November 22 "with stick and slippers" after they were forced into their homes
Philippine police officer jailed in rare drug war conviction
During his six-year term, which ended in June, Duterte openly ordered police to shoot dead drug suspects if officers' lives were in danger
China appears to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang, but...
Authorities in the restive northwestern region began scaling back their crackdown on religion in early 2020
India’s prison ministry urges gov’t, Church to ease suffering of prisoners
"It is the duty of the government to make sure that prisoners enjoy the fundamental and basic human rights” said the group
Philippine gov’t hit for using religion to justify non-passage of laws...
“The government cannot use the Catholic religion to oppose the passage of laws protecting and affirming the rights of LGBTQIA+ people"
Bangkok shrine bombing trial resumes after long delays
The blast came weeks after Thailand's junta forcibly repatriated 109 Uighurs to China
‘For my Church and my people’: Exiled Filipino Protestant bishop bears...
‘Tell the whole world of what we suffer and our dreams of a better life. We hope the persecution of us Lumads would stop.”
Vietnamese founder of outlawed Buddhist sect dies in prison
Thu, 74, founder of the An Dan Dai Dao religious group, was serving a life sentence in Gia Trung Detention Center
Church leaders call for compensation and climate justice
Many in the hard-hearted rich industrial countries refuse to admit and accept their responsibility and liability
Human Rights Watch condemns execution of 3 people by Philippine communist...
“The New People’s Army has a long history of executing people following trials that don’t meet the most basic standards of fairness”