Tag: Human rights

UCCP Pastor Dan San Andres said the charges leveled against him are “baseless” and are part of a “crackdown" against human rights defenders

To use the new law to suppress legitimate demands, arrest and detain those seeking justice, is nothing less than out-and-out State terrorism

Pastor Dan San Andres, 61, chairman of human rights group Karapatan in the region, was arrested in Sipocot town, Camarines Sur

Karaniwan na sa mga pari ang tumulong sa mga dukha at sa mga taong pinagkakaitan ng karapatan at biktima ng mga pang-aabuso

Pinaalalahanan ang mga otoridad na maging makatarungan sa pagpapatupad ng batas upang maiwasan ang pang-aabuso sa mga mamamayan

Since new govt took office, freedom of speech and the press have faced renewed threats in Malaysia

Critics of the new law warn that “safeguards” covering constitutional rights can be skirted by members of the anti-terrorism council

The lockdowns may have simply instilled fear among the citizenry that they could be arrested and detained and charged in court

The religious leaders said they "cannot in conscience accede to a law that may assault human dignity and human rights"

Statements by Philippine legislators indicate a desire to trap news outfits behind the steel bars of state-controlled news management