Tag: Human rights
Silent no more: Nepal’s wartime rape survivors demand recognition
Critics say Nepal's truth and reconciliation process has been poorly designed from the outset and plagued by chronic funding shortfalls
Rights group decries threats against right to privacy of journalists, public
Karapatan slammed the “unsolicited visits” as “blatant invasion of privacy” and “ill-disguised threat and harassment”
Justice for the rich, (in)justice for the poor
"Justice is not just getting a fair hearing in court. That is the least we can expect from society — which the poor do not even get"
Southeast Asian parliamentarians warn against ‘politicization of religion’
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights noted an “increasing conservatism and discrimination against minorities worldwide”
Red-tagging ‘anathema’ in a democratic society, says faith-based, rights network
Remulla’s statements were made amid concerns over the perils of red-tagging on the lives of people
I choose to be an ambassador in chains
The aftermath of the repeated and prolonged sharings is a prolonged period in recovering the desired calm
Maria Ressa to appeal cyber libel conviction in Supreme Court
The Court of Appeals had rejected a motion to reconsider its upholding of her 2020 conviction
Former senator De Lima praying rosary when attacked inside detention cell
Former Senator Leila de Lima was praying the Holy Rosary when attacked inside her detention cell at the Philippine National Police Custodial center in...
Philippine Church leaders urge faithful to help amplify issues of Indigenous...
The Church observed Indigenous Peoples Sunday on October 9 and called on the people not to make the observance “just as a token”
Rights champions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus win Nobel Peace Prize
A highly symbolic choice, the trio represent the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine
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