Tag: Human rights
Hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests, says Amnesty International
Nearly 300 under-18s have faced criminal charges related to the protests, the human rights campaign group said
Green groups oppose US military expansion in the Philippines
Kalikasan PNE accused the US military of being “one of the world’s worst polluting institutions”
Seoul court rules South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre
South Korean marines were accused of killing around 70 civilians during a raid on February 12, 1968
‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’
Malaysia’s former foreign minister speaks to RFA about the crisis in Myanmar
Rights group calls for dismissal of terror financing case vs Catholic...
Karapatan described the terrorist financing charges as “reckless, false and baseless”
Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after ‘blasphemy’ ban
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned
Rights group scores violent police dispersal of anti-mining barricade on Philippine...
Residents of Sibuyan have been manning a barricade since January 26 to stop mining trucks containing nickel ore from entering a private port
Philippine Church groups join ICC probe into ‘drug war’ killings
“This is a step in the right direction to promote transparency, fairness, and trust in public institutions,” said Father Antonio Labiao
Religious freedom ‘under assault’ across the world, say faith leaders
According to religious freedom watchdog Open Doors International, 5,014 Christians were killed in 2022 in Nigeria alone
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule as cities go silent on 2nd...
Long-suffering citizens face six more months of emergency rule amid resistance to military rule
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