Tag: political prisoners
Catholic bishop wants prisoners, detainees included in COVID-19 vaccination program
The bishop said persons deprived of liberty are vulnerable to COVID-19 due to the situation in the country's jails and prisons
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons program, report says
UN estimates up to 200,000 people are held in a vast network of gulags run by Stasi-like secret police
Pope Francis calls on Myanmar to free political prisoners
In his annual "state of the world" address, the pope urged Myanmar's military leaders to return to the path of democracy
No New Year’s feast for an activist’s child in Philippines’ detention...
There were no family nor friends in the detention cell where the baby, Randall Emmanuel, spent the holidays
Manila bishop reminds Philippine police to follow ‘God’s command’
Policemen try to disperse a crowd outside a church in Tondo, Manila, during Mass to mark the 40th day since the death of Baby River
Manila Catholic bishop scores ‘inhuman conditions’ in Philippine jails
A church group said measures to avoid COVID-19 infection among prisoners might not be enough to prevent the spread of the disease
Karapatan ng ina at anak, mayroon nga ba?
Hindi lamang sa palabas at likhang sining makikita’t mababasa ang lantarang paglapastangan sa kapakanan at karapatan ng kababaihan
Cry me a River: How we treat our mothers and children
The case of Mommy Ina and her baby River would long be remembered for the brazen cruelty it stands for
Faith-based groups slam authorities for ‘inhumane treatment’ of political prisoner
Reina Mae Nasino, a 23-year-old urban poor community organizer, was arrested on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives
Rights lawyers decry ‘inhumane’ treatment of political prisoner who lost daughter
The detainee's lawyers said the security escorts did not even allow their client to view her child in private