Tag: Human rights
Teachers protest presence of armed policemen in classrooms as schools open
A hundred public schools out of more than 61,000 have been selected for the two-month trial for face-to-face classes
Photos: Back home in the bosom of the family
Families and relatives of victims of the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’ receive the urn of ashes of their departed kin on Nov. 15, 2021
Rights group calls for immediate release of arrested child rights advocate
Rights group said the arrest was “an attack on women and children’s rights advocates”
Christian students group joins calls for release of abducted peasant organizer
“We pray for nothing but the swift and safe return of [Steve Abua] and accountability against those responsible for his disappearance”
Singapore court delays execution of Malaysian disabled person due to COVID-19
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 33, was scheduled to be executed by hanging in Singapore’s Changi prison on Wednesday
‘Haiyan’ survivor calls on rights body to issue report on climate...
In 2015, Filipino activists filed a climate change and rights petition that sought to hold “carbon majors” responsible for the climate crisis
Rights group hits ‘no vax, no subsidy’ proposal as infringement on...
The group said the proposals “do more harm than good,” adding that “disincentives” are punitive and discriminatory“
Champions of Philippine land, indigenous peoples’ rights remembered
On November 10, rights groups will mark International Indigenous Peoples Heroes Day to honor those who contributed in advancing IP rights
‘Help us stop enforced disappearance,’ kin of ‘desaparecidos’ urge politicians
"It doesn't matter if days or years have passed since our relatives went missing, the anxiety and agony is still in our hearts”
Amnesty International closes office in Hong Kong amid crackdown on dissent
The announcement came after police surrounded marathon runners and demanded that they remove the slogan "Go Hong Kong!"
Support LiCAS.news
We work tirelessly each day to tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia and how the Church in all its forms - be it lay, religious or priests - carries out its mission to support those in need, the neglected and the voiceless.
We need your help to continue our work each day. Make a difference and donate today.
