Tag: Human rights
Migrant group sounds alarm over alleged rising number of distressed OFWs...
The group urged authorities to devise preventive and long-lasting solutions to ensure and uphold the rights and welfare of OFWs
Faith-based group decries layoff of Nestlé-Wyeth workers
EILER claimed that Nestlé, a Swiss conglomerate, has had a record of union-busting and attacks on unionists
Philippine senator seeks death penalty for uniformed personnel involved in smuggling
He argued that the imposition of the death penalty is necessary given the gravity of the offenses committed
Chinese officials pull plug on Zen music concert by Japanese monk
The cancelation comes after Beijing police announced a criminal investigation into stand-up comedian Li Haoshi
2022 executions highest in five years, according to Amnesty International
A total of 883 people were known to have been executed in 20 countries, marking a 53% increase from the previous year
Drug trafficking charge against Duterte critic dismissed
Despite the acquittal, she will stay in jail as her trial in the other criminal case continues
Pope Francis revisits ‘very painful’ Jesuit abductions in 1970s Argentina
The question about the Budapest-born Father Jálics came during the first Jesuit pope’s apostolic visit to Hungary
Philippines rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims
International alarm has grown in recent months over internet scams in the region often staffed by trafficking victims
The US must curb rights abuse to keep military bases
The Philippines, once known as a truly Christian country, has become known as a killing field for extra-judicial murders
Photos: Filipinos mark World Press Freedom Day
Student activists and journalists in the Philippines marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023
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