Tag: Human rights
Filipino bishop links ecological justice with moral conversion in governance
Alminaza described overpriced and substandard flood-control projects as “monuments to greed” that fail to protect lives
No more safe spaces for journalists in Gaza
Israel’s attacks on Gaza hospitals kill journalists, civilians, deepening famine and displacement as UN demands urgent ceasefire
Ramon Magsaysay Award magnifies Church’s duty to defend human dignity, says...
Fr. Flavie Villanueva calls his Ramon Magsaysay Award a summons for the Church to embrace prophetic faith in action
Philippine Catholic bishops urge conscience, reform amid ‘floods of corruption’
Church leaders warn that corruption in flood projects erodes trust, urging conscience, accountability, and a culture of reform
Indonesian bishop rejects violence as protests leave six dead
Archbishop Nipa urges peace and non-violence as Indonesian bishops denounce unrest, corruption, and deadly police abuses
Peace advocates warn of stalled negotiations, urge parties to reaffirm Hague...
Church and peace groups mark Hague Declaration anniversary, urging government and NDFP to resume talks for just peace
Reading corruption through a Christian lens
Stealing has become structural in the Philippines; as Christians, we must demand accountability and resist its normalization
Philippine groups renew calls to protect environmental defenders, end enforced disappearances
Disappearances “are not isolated incidents” but instead “reflect a systematic pattern of state repression” against environmental defenders
Priest who defied Duterte’s drug war wins Asia’s ‘Nobel Prize’
Filipino priest Fr. Flavie Villanueva wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for restoring dignity to poor, homeless, and drug war victims
Church leaders denounce rights abuses in Mindoro
Church leaders demand urgent protection for Mindoro’s Indigenous peoples, denounce rights abuses, and press resumption of peace talks
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