Tag: Human rights

Pope Francis condemned the "inhumane violence" before an audience in the Nunciature and called for mercy from God

The Anti-Terrorism Council alleged that Castro was involved in the planning, training, and facilitating the commission of terrorism

From striking civil servants to rebels holed up in the dense jungle, five people speak of how their lives have been upended by the coup

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that their rights are protected"

Officially, 6,181 people were killed in Duterte's "war on drugs" but rights groups say that up to 30,000 may have been killed

“The ICC investigation ... is the only credible avenue for justice for the victims and their families of the ‘war on drugs’"

In October 2022, the Philippine justice secretary defended red-tagging before the UN Human Rights Council, calling it “part of democracy”

“We push forward in good faith, onward in the journey with the rural poor toward justice, peace, and the integrity of creation”

The stigma around their pasts means women who leave their devadasi order often endure lives as outcasts or objects of ridicule

“What we want is the protection of our Constitutional right to freedom of association,” said KMU's Labog