Tag: Human rights
On law’s 5th year, groups warn of ‘worsening crackdown’ under Anti-Terror...
Rights groups and Indigenous advocates demand the repeal of the Anti-Terror Law, citing its use to silence dissent and activism
Catholic prelate urges global solidarity with oppressed Filipinos at Rome gathering
Catholic prelate joins global faith leaders in Rome to call for justice, peace, and protection of Filipino communities
Justice and closure heal child-abuse victims
Delayed justice deepens trauma for child abuse victims; calls grow for children's courts and urgent judicial reforms in Philippines
Champions of gender justice in the church
As a proud trans man practicing his priesthood with the IFI, he witnessed the church’s affirming stance on gender equality
Pope: ‘Hunger must not be used as a weapon of war’
Pope Leo XIV condemns the use of hunger as a weapon of war and expenditures on arms production instead of eradicating poverty
Fishers’ group rejects proposed U.S. ammo factory in Subic Bay
A Filipino fishers’ group has rejected a U.S. proposal to build an arms depot in Subic, citing threats to sovereignty and livelihood
Holy See urges Church solidarity with maritime workers in Jubilee message
Vatican urges solidarity with seafarers, calling them “pilgrims of hope” in Sea Sunday message amid rising abandonment cases
Coalition marks 19 years since death penalty abolition, urges lawmakers to...
“We reject the proposals for renewed calls for the return [of the] death penalty especially in calls to protect people from illegal drugs"
Semirara tax relief spurs call to scrap 1976 Coal Law
Semirara’s tax relief sparks calls to repeal a decades-old coal law seen as undermining climate and fiscal policy
New software can block the livestreaming of child sexual abuse
AI-powered software can block livestreamed child sexual abuse; advocates push for mandatory installation to protect vulnerable minors.