Tag: Human rights
Christian students group joins calls for release of abducted peasant organizer
“We pray for nothing but the swift and safe return of [Steve Abua] and accountability against those responsible for his disappearance”
Singapore court delays execution of Malaysian disabled person due to COVID-19
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 33, was scheduled to be executed by hanging in Singapore’s Changi prison on Wednesday
‘Haiyan’ survivor calls on rights body to issue report on climate...
In 2015, Filipino activists filed a climate change and rights petition that sought to hold “carbon majors” responsible for the climate crisis
Rights group hits ‘no vax, no subsidy’ proposal as infringement on...
The group said the proposals “do more harm than good,” adding that “disincentives” are punitive and discriminatory“
Champions of Philippine land, indigenous peoples’ rights remembered
On November 10, rights groups will mark International Indigenous Peoples Heroes Day to honor those who contributed in advancing IP rights
‘Help us stop enforced disappearance,’ kin of ‘desaparecidos’ urge politicians
"It doesn't matter if days or years have passed since our relatives went missing, the anxiety and agony is still in our hearts”
Amnesty International closes office in Hong Kong amid crackdown on dissent
The announcement came after police surrounded marathon runners and demanded that they remove the slogan "Go Hong Kong!"
Remains of Philippines’ ‘drug war’ victims cremated after burial contracts expired
Seven urns were handed to five families of victims of the government’s “war on drugs” on Wednesday
Democracy languishes 30 years after Cambodia peace deal
Three decades after end of war, Cambodia's ruler has crushed all opposition, shattering hopes for a democratic future
Philippine drug war review doubts police ‘self-defense’ claims
Most of the 52 cases reviewed by the Justice department were drug war operations that ended in the fatal shooting of the suspect

















