Tag: Human rights
On All Souls’ Day, kin of ‘desaparecidos’ cry for justice
It used to be that days before All Souls' Day Lorena Santos and her father would join millions of Filipinos visiting the tombs of...
Nowhere to offer flowers on All Souls’ Day
Catholics in the Philippines are paying tribute to their dear departed on All Souls' Day, an important day for Filipinos. It is traditionally marked...
Myanmar jails satire group members for mocking military
Generals fail to see the funny side of troupe’s performance
Carmelites honor Filipino journalists for press freedom work
Award recognizes journalists who best epitomize the life and principles of Dutch priest killed in Dachau
US envoy attacks Chinese bid to choose new Dalai Lama
The role of picking a successor belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, the Dalai Lama, and other Tibetan leaders, Sam Brownback says
Spy alert goes out over China propaganda app
The app was developed e-commerce giant Alibaba for the Chinese Communist Party
Myanmar military ‘is as relentless and ruthless as ever,’ rights group...
Amnesty International accuses the country’ military, armed groups of both targeting civilians
EU awards Sakharov Prize to jailed Uyghur activist
By awarding this prize, the European Parliament sends a strong message to the Chinese government to release Ilham Tohti
Green groups file complaint against Philippine authorities
Activists say series of harassments reaffirmed a report that named the Philippines as the world’s most dangerous country for rights and environmental defenders
Pakistan’s military rides roughshod over the media
Suppression of the media is part of the nation’s worsening slide into despotism
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