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School pressure leads to suicides among young people in Hong Kong
Pressure from school and the growing competitiveness among young people are triggers for suicides among the youth in Hong Kong
Women’s group calls for justice for Hacienda Luisita massacre victims
“Exactly 18 years have passed since the massacre, but justice still eludes the families of the victims”
Kamala Harris to visit Philippines in show of US support on...
Harris will visit Palawan as part of a two-nation Asia trip that includes filling in for President Joe Biden at an APEC summit in Bangkok
Environmental activists urge Marcos to stop mining, reclamation of lands, killings
“It is important for everyone to get on board in championing climate justice, from the president down to ordinary folk”
Young Filipinos submit letter on climate justice at COP27
It is the first time that Filipino youths were able to submit their declaration in person since COP22 in Morocco
Philippines updates list of holidays for 2023 with more long weekends
The list of regular holidays and special non-working days for 2023 has been updated to allow “long weekends”
‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities
The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue
Indigenous campaigners at COP27 channel ‘spirit’ of nature
Small-scale demonstrations have demanded climate justice, including more urgent action to protect the Amazon
Hate crimes against Christians on the rise in Europe, report says
Out of 500 anti-Christian hate crimes documented in 2021, approximately 300 were acts of vandalism, such as graffiti and desecration
Photos: ’Asian Climate Strike’
The "Asian Day of Action for Climate and Economic Justice" demands urgent and responsive climate and economic action
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