Tag: human rights defenders
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
UN expert urges passage of Philippine law defending human rights defenders
Lawlor said human rights defenders face attacks, killings, judicial harassment, arbitrary detention and stigmatization campaigns
House panel passes bill protecting human rights defenders
The bill, if enacted, would also establish a Human Rights Defenders Protection Committee
Philippine Congress urged to pass law to protect human rights defenders
The passage of the proposed measure can be a “significant step toward the recognition and protection of human rights defenders”
Faith on trial: Church people under attack
The risks endured by faith-based human rights defenders increase as they incarnate the Christian gospel and the mandate of Church mission
Rights group renews calls for passage of ‘long overdue’ law protecting...
Karapatan expressed support for the refiling of bills seeking the enactment of the proposed measure before the 19th Congress
Karapatan decries alleged harassment of human rights worker
UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor called on the Philippine government to protect human rights defenders in the country
Church group welcomes dismissal of charges against Protestant bishops, rights defenders
PCPR said the charges were only meant to harass the Church leaders and the human rights defenders
Catholic University awards honorary degree to imprisoned human rights advocate Jimmy...
A devout Catholic and media magnate, Jimmy Lai, 74, of Hong Kong has been arrested numerous times for his pro-democracy activism
Martial law survivors, activists pay tribute to human rights champion Marie...
She worked with martial law survivors and rights advocates in pursuing the class action suit against the estate of the late dictator Marcos
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