Tag: Human rights

“Governments are targeting human rights defenders for speaking about the issues that people face"

“We urge the Thai government to allow those fleeing conflict in Myanmar to enter Thailand safely and to prioritize their protection"

How can millions of Catholics piously venerate the cross on Good Friday while cheering the perpetrators of extrajudicial killings?

The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”

Authorities say they are acting to protect the ruins by moving squatters whose informal settlements are damaging the environment

Families of victims of drug-related and extrajudicial killings in the Philippines stage a play before representatives of the European Union

“We need less hypocrisy, less cynicism, and more consistent, principled and ambitious action by all states to promote and protect all rights”

Lawlor said human rights defenders face attacks, killings, judicial harassment, arbitrary detention and stigmatization campaigns

Toquero expressed alarm that church people and humanitarian workers are targeted under the country’s anti-terrorism law

The report, “People Power Under Attack 2022,” shows that out of 26 countries or territories in Asia, seven are rated as “closed”