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Rights group raises alarm over reported ‘militarization’ of villages

Karapatan said the soldiers have been “profiling” local residents to ascertain who among them are members of activist organizations

Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world,’ says UN mission

Authorities have removed women from all but essential government jobs, or are paying them a fraction of their former salary to stay at home

Rights groups ‘stand in solidarity’ with all women victims of repression

Hundreds of women, women workers, and advocates of women's rights marched in the streets of the capital Manila to raise their demands

Authorities detain Buddhist monk during peace march across Cambodia

The spokesman for the Ministry of Cults and Religions, Seng Somony, said he wasn't aware of the incident but would look into it

Nicaragua shutters Church-linked universities

UN and Western governments have accused President Daniel Ortega's government of illegally attempting to crush any and all opposition

New report shows worsening situation of parliamentarians at risk in Southeast...

The new report said the year 2022 saw a "worsening trend for parliamentarians at risk in the region, particularly in Myanmar

Catholic, Protestant bishops express support for ‘red-tagged’ Negros prelate

"The call towards peacemaking is an action that is most needed in our society, most especially when people’s safety and lives are at stake"

Governor, five others shot dead in latest attack on Philippine politicians

Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and five others were killed in the shooting

Rights group backs red-tagged Philippine Catholic bishop

The bishop, who is also one of the convenors of the church-based Pilgrims for Peace assailed the human rights violations in Negros

House panel passes bill protecting human rights defenders

The bill, if enacted, would also establish a Human Rights Defenders Protection Committee

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