Tag: Human rights
COVID-19 controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, analysts say
It’s a disproportionate response to a threat that arguably is no longer as big as it was, researcher says
Amnesty International India halts operations after govt freezes bank accounts
Rights group says they’ve had to pause all of its ongoing campaigns and research work
Duterte wants Facebook out of the picture, but can he swing...
Shutting Facebook down will introduce President Duterte to a world of hurt from which there can be no recovery
Pope Francis calls for special attention to children’s rights
The pope also denounced those promoting abortion as an ‘essential service’ in responding to COVID-19
Catholic bishop of Legazpi deplores killing of ‘red-tagged’ parish lay leader
The bishop called for an investigation into the killings and for a “speedy disposition of their cases so that justice may be served"
UN urged to intensify pressure to stop rights abuses in Philippines
An Amnesty International report accuses the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte of inciting a "wave of extrajudicial executions"
UN rights envoy to Myanmar says election will fail to meet...
Due to disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims
Media union backs Filipino journalists ‘under attack’
Dubbed “Masked Media” campaign, the activity aims to promote public awareness on the condition of press freedom in the country
Church bells in central Philippine diocese toll for victims of massacre...
The tolling of bells aims to remind people that “life is sacred” and that justice must be served for those who perished
Forget not lessons from martial law — bishops
“We have to learn from martial law and live its lessons, and should never let it happen again"
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