Tag: Human rights
2022 executions highest in five years, according to Amnesty International
A total of 883 people were known to have been executed in 20 countries, marking a 53% increase from the previous year
Drug trafficking charge against Duterte critic dismissed
Despite the acquittal, she will stay in jail as her trial in the other criminal case continues
Pope Francis revisits ‘very painful’ Jesuit abductions in 1970s Argentina
The question about the Budapest-born Father Jálics came during the first Jesuit pope’s apostolic visit to Hungary
Philippines rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims
International alarm has grown in recent months over internet scams in the region often staffed by trafficking victims
The US must curb rights abuse to keep military bases
The Philippines, once known as a truly Christian country, has become known as a killing field for extra-judicial murders
Photos: Filipinos mark World Press Freedom Day
Student activists and journalists in the Philippines marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023
Updated: Singapore hangs prisoner over 1 kg of cannabis
Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws and insists the death penalty remains an effective deterrent against trafficking
Human rights and gender equality must be at the heart of...
Development policies, including those addressing population issues, must be rights-affirming
Women groups call for end to attacks on women human rights...
“Governments are targeting human rights defenders for speaking about the issues that people face"
Southeast Asian lawmakers hit Thailand’s deportation of 3 Myanmar opposition members
“We urge the Thai government to allow those fleeing conflict in Myanmar to enter Thailand safely and to prioritize their protection"
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