Tag: Human rights
Philippines to appeal ICC resumption of drug war probe
Officially, 6,181 people were killed in Duterte's "war on drugs" but rights groups say that up to 30,000 may have been killed
Rights group welcomes ICC decision to allow new inquiry into Philippines’...
“The ICC investigation ... is the only credible avenue for justice for the victims and their families of the ‘war on drugs’"
Human Rights Watch decries ‘red-tagging’ of Philippine indigenous leaders, activists
In October 2022, the Philippine justice secretary defended red-tagging before the UN Human Rights Council, calling it “part of democracy”
RMP appeals for prayers, support as court hears money laundering charges
“We push forward in good faith, onward in the journey with the rural poor toward justice, peace, and the integrity of creation”
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
The stigma around their pasts means women who leave their devadasi order often endure lives as outcasts or objects of ridicule
ILO tripartite mission starts probe into Philippine labor situation
“What we want is the protection of our Constitutional right to freedom of association,” said KMU's Labog
Human rights group estimates that up to 220,000 Tibetans will die...
According to China’s 2020 census data, there are nearly 693,000 Tibetans age 60 and older living in the autonomous region
‘Go bag,’ police raid drills for embattled Philippine Nobel laureate
Ressa has been battling a series of cases that media advocates said were filed due to her criticism of former president Rodrigo Duterte
Green activists, tribal group call for pull out of soldiers from...
Kalikasan urged the Department of Environment and National Resources to immediately stop and review megadam projects
Priest says rights defenders, including church workers, continue to face threats...
“Let us not be afraid even if we are branded, or red-tagged," said Father Buenafe, adding that the call of the Gospel is very clear
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