Tag: Human rights

At least 579 executions were carried out across 18 countries in 2021 -- a 20 percent increase on 2020

“We know the risks, we know the threats, we just can’t allow the fear to erase our works that tell history” - Maria Ceres Doyo

Every year, on May 18, Sri Lankan Tamils mark Mullaivaikkal Memorial Day commemorating those who died in the civil war that ended in 2009

Cardinal Bo said the Church is confronted with a new unsettling reality impacting thousands of the most vulnerable

Martial law survivors and activists filed the petition for certiorari on Wednesday, May 18

The prelate asked for prayers and support for the people of Hong Kong “in the hope that one day their freedoms will be restored”

A devout Catholic and media magnate, Jimmy Lai, 74, of Hong Kong has been arrested numerous times for his pro-democracy activism

There are times in the prophets’ lives that they experience defeat. But there was nothing that stopped them from speaking the truth.

Villagers said three monks from the village monastery were taken away by the military, said a report on Radio Free Asia

The cardinal was arrested over his role as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which helped protesters pay their legal fees