EQUALITY & JUSTICE

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Nations seek to protect civilians as Red Cross warns of disregard...

Governments face renewed pressure to protect hospitals, essential services and vulnerable populations as armed conflicts continue worldwide unabated

IN PHOTOS: Mandaluyong jail holds annual mass wedding for 21 detainees

Twenty-one detainees married their partners in an annual Mandaluyong jail ceremony that brought families together despite incarceration

Europe protests seen as warning against putting arms before youth

Growing unrest among young Europeans is drawing attention to education, economic insecurity and the human cost of rising militarization

Rising prices, damaged seas put pressure on Philippine food security

Advocacy groups say protecting household incomes, farmers, fisherfolk and marine ecosystems is essential to securing adequate nutrition nationwide

Child rights groups push platform accountability instead of under-18 ban

Specialists called for stronger platform safeguards, digital literacy and mental health support while retaining existing restrictions for children under 13

Espionage bill raises press freedom, human rights concerns

Civil society groups say broad surveillance and secrecy provisions threaten public-interest reporting, source protection and humanitarian documentation nationwide

Church presses for ‘just transition’ as coal uncertainty threatens workers in...

Church leaders are pressing government and industry to protect livelihoods, diversify the economy and rehabilitate mining-affected island communities

Energy groups renew call for DOE chief to quit over rising...

Coalition says repeated outages and rising generation charges are squeezing households already struggling with stagnant wages and costs

Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against human trafficking

nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability

Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy

Philippines pardons migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso after 16 years in...

A Filipina once sentenced to death in Indonesia is set for release as advocates demand stronger trafficking protections

Sri Lankan Church seeks full truth after Easter bombing convictions

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church welcomed the convictions but said investigators must still establish who facilitated the deadly 2019 attacks

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