Tag: Human rights
Aid to the Church in Need appeals intervention for persecuted Christians...
A source in Faisalabad said messages from mosques sent out on loudspeakers were calling on local people to “go out and kill” Christians
Nun rape survivor returns to court in India
"I am left alone and feel lonely. Sometimes it is good to be alone. Jesus is my force and strength but I am a mortal human," the nun said.
Bangladesh court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM’s son
Shafik Rehman, 88, and Mahmudur Rahman, 70, were convicted what authorities said was a conspiracy to kidnap and murder the PM's eldest child
Mob burns Pakistani churches over alleged Koran desecration
Pakistani bishop Azad Marshall said the Christian community was "deeply pained and distressed" by the events.
‘Rise up India’
India was noted for its non-violent ways, its tolerance, its unity in diversity, and for its living together in peaceful harmony
Health of detained Cambodian opposition leader is declining, wife says
Thach Setha’s health is deteriorating partly because he is being held in a small detention cell where he is unable to move around
Heavy artillery kills child in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
Photographs obtained by RFA show bloodstains on Myauk Yamar bridge which locals say indicate the men were killed there.
Wave of violent Indonesia muggings sparks ‘shoot-to-kill’ calls
Rights groups say they are concerned that calls by prominent politicians such as Nasution to kill suspects on sight could lead to chaos
Patents filed by Chinese companies reveal Orwellian surveillance, human rights abuses
As a source Chinese companies and authorities can hardly hide, patents should continue to be studied to gather evidence of China’s HRVs
Philippines group condemns ‘arbitrary’ killing of children
The network called for a comprehensive review of law enforcement practice in the country and demanded “reflection and change” at all levels
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