Tag: Human rights
Denial of Duterte’s top critic’s plea for bail draws flak
“Every day of her continuing detention, just like that of the more than 700 political prisoners at present, is a day of injustice against her"
Why should we not be bothered by McDo’s stand on affirming...
Mcdonald's is not forcing anyone to accept their stand on lesbian love, they just affirmed the kind of love that the LGBTQIA+ community has
Governments urged to recognize, empower mass movements
Forgetting the lessons of past struggles would mean “normalizing, accepting, and ultimately repeating past abuses”
China’s Xi urged to take responsibility for 1989 Tiananmen massacre
Number of living relatives of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre – under the Chinese revisionist leader Deng Xiaoping – dwindles every year
Respect IP land titles in Boracay, say bishops
The IPs face the risk of losing their lands awarded to them over claims for being “unsuitable” for agriculture
Indonesia urged to ‘lead the way’ in upholding human rights online
APHR said the recent attacks on freedom of speech online pose “a risk to the freeness and fairness of the upcoming elections"
Mindoro radio broadcaster shot dead
The latest killing comes less than a year after radio personality Percival Mabasa was shot dead in Manila as he drove to his studio
Philippine group urges LGUs to implement emergency program for children
When they are placed in emergency situations, their only means to survive is to depend on adults for protection and developmental needs
Migrant group sounds alarm over alleged rising number of distressed OFWs...
The group urged authorities to devise preventive and long-lasting solutions to ensure and uphold the rights and welfare of OFWs
Faith-based group decries layoff of Nestlé-Wyeth workers
EILER claimed that Nestlé, a Swiss conglomerate, has had a record of union-busting and attacks on unionists