Tag: Human 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

HRW found no compelling evidence that the Philippine government was seriously investigating the killings

In many parts of conservative, deeply patriarchal Pakistan, women live under a strict system of so-called honor

The Religious Discernment Group said that accusing the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines of financing terrorists is “simply ridiculous”

“Clearly, petitioners’ right against unreasonable search and seizures was blatantly trampled upon,” Gaspar-Gito said in the decision

“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

The 46-page report found that human rights violations documented in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ assessment

Sancho’s death, along with the Lolas, highlights a sense of urgency for them to receive a formal unequivocal public apology

The project site falls within two adjoining Dumagat ancestral domains and will reportedly displace at least 15,000 tribal people

“The blood of our leaders was not enough, the government intensified its military occupation of our communities and shut down our schools”