Tag: Human rights
Semirara tax relief spurs call to scrap 1976 Coal Law
Semirara’s tax relief sparks calls to repeal a decades-old coal law seen as undermining climate and fiscal policy
New software can block the livestreaming of child sexual abuse
AI-powered software can block livestreamed child sexual abuse; advocates push for mandatory installation to protect vulnerable minors.
Deadly blast hits Greek Orthodox Church in Syria; government blames IS...
Suicide bombers kill 30 during evening Mass at Damascus church, marking Syria’s deadliest attack on Christians in years
‘Absolute shame’: UN expert denounces journalist Cumpio’s imprisonment anew
The UN expert also said that Cumpio’s case shows that the Philippine justice system “almost becomes a system for harassing.”
Outrage erupts over slay of former broadcaster, rights advocate in Mindanao
Former broadcaster and rights advocate Ali Macalintal shot dead in General Santos; groups demand swift, transparent investigation
Rights groups urge UN to probe PH’s exploitation of counterterrorism laws
The UPR also called on the international community to demand immediate safeguards to protect the fundamental rights of the Filipino people
Global leaders condemn US strikes on Iran, warn of escalation
Widespread international outrage erupts as US strikes Iran; world leaders warn of wider war and demand urgent diplomacy
Pope Leo: So many innocent lives are being lost to war
“I want to renew this appeal for peace. We must do everything possible to avoid the use of weapons,” the Pope said.
Philippine Indigenous leaders sign Bontoc Declaration to defend nature, ancestral lands
Indigenous leaders unite in Bontoc to defend nature’s rights and ancestral lands through dialogue, tradition, and action
Rights group: Forensic lab won’t stop killings, impunity under Marcos
Karapatan slams Marcos’ new forensic institute as a “gimmick,” citing ongoing killings, impunity, and harassment of victims’ families


















