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Brothers sentenced to death in ‘blatantly unfair trial’ in Vietnam

The two brothers' 83-year-old father was shot dead by police during a clash at a small rice-farming community next to a military base

Pope Francis backs peaceful protests, appeals to gov’ts to listen

Pope Francis urged those in power to ensure full respect for human rights and civil liberties

Philippine green activists urge UN rights body to probe alleged atrocities

The UN human rights body convened on Sept. 14 for its 45th general session amid a “global day of action” staged by human rights groups

SPOTLIGHT: Mulan: Disney’s deal with the devil

Live-action movie Mulan is one of Disney’s most expensive productions and it’s also now becoming one of most unprincipled

Philippine veteran activists lead protest rally on dictator’s birth anniversary

The years of martial law in the 1970s “is a painful reminder” for many church people who died and went missing during the Marcos years

Rights group reports rise in cases of killings related to Philippines’...

Government statistics show that state security forces “killed 50 percent more people” from April to July than in the preceding four months

Philippine Protestant Church council protests ‘absolute pardon’ granted to US Marine

The Protestant church council said granting “absolute pardon” to the US Marine is an “injustice” not only to the victim but to all Filipinos

Protestant bishop slams killing of anti-graft activist in Mountain Province

Still unidentified assailants shot and killed Liked in front of his house in the village of Balintaugan in the town of Bauko on September 2.

Global coalition calls on UN to address China’s human rights violations

Open letter signed by 321 civil society groups also demanded an end to Beijing’s impunity at UN Human Rights Council

Church, rights groups launch ‘Global Day of Action’ against Philippine killings

The groups voiced alarm over what they described as the “deteriorating human rights situation in the country.”

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