Tag: Human rights
Human Rights Watch calls for ‘strong action’ on alleged rights abuses...
HRW said “extrajudicial killings” in the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” still occur on a regular basis
Faith-based, rights groups hail court order for state forces to surface...
“The order is a step forward in finding the missing activists,” said Aglipayan priest Dionito Cabillas of the Isaiah Ministry
‘Special holiday’ for birthday of late dictator ‘an insult,’ say rights...
Rights groups in the country are set to hold protest actions to mark the 50th year of the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972
Human Rights Watch hits Philippines over rights probe claim
HRW found no compelling evidence that the Philippine government was seriously investigating the killings
‘A matter of honor’: Women forced to stay in flooded Pakistan...
In many parts of conservative, deeply patriarchal Pakistan, women live under a strict system of so-called honor
Church group urges dropping of charges against missionaries
The Religious Discernment Group said that accusing the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines of financing terrorists is “simply ridiculous”
Rights group demands immediate release of political prisoners
“Clearly, petitioners’ right against unreasonable search and seizures was blatantly trampled upon,” Gaspar-Gito said in the decision
Podcast series launched to fight online sexual exploitation of children in...
“The Fight of My Life: Finding Ruby” features the travails of 16-year-old Ruby from her village to enslavement in a sex trafficking den
UN Sec-Gen calls on China to follow UN Xinjiang report recommendations
The 46-page report found that human rights violations documented in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ assessment
Nelia Sancho and the saga of Filipino comfort women
Sancho’s death, along with the Lolas, highlights a sense of urgency for them to receive a formal unequivocal public apology