Tag: War on drugs
Philippine religious orders end ‘Season of Creation’ with calls for justice
AMRSP reiterated what it described as “the need” for the Church’s “prophetic voice” in the midst of “worsening injustice and inequality”
UN rights expert renews call for sanctions on Philippine officials over...
Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, said the international community “must act now” to stop the killings
Kin of drug war victims express fear of new Philippine anti-terror...
The day after President Duterte signed the new anti-terror law, 11 activists were arrested for staging a demonstration in Laguna province
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
Filipino mothers take to the streets to stop drug killings
Looking to put an end to the bloodshed in their community, a group of mothers patrol their neighborhood
The unnecessary need to kill
The Church and pro-life groups should oppose the restoration of the death penalty in the Philippines with as much conviction as they can muster
‘Activist bishop’ takes over Manila Archdiocese
While the Philippines waits for Cardinal Tagle's replacement, an 'activist bishop' has to forge on with his prophetic reminders in Manila
Double-barrelled attack on Philippines’ press freedom
Filipino journalists say press freedom is currently 'under siege', but argue the truth will outlive those who stifle it
Beleaguered Philippine bishop keeps the faith
For the Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. David, threats are all in a day's work, pushing him to soldier on in hope that the darkness shall soon pass
Bishop says ‘virus of indifference’ affects many Filipinos
The spate of killings in the country has been linked by human rights groups to the govt’s ‘war on drugs’
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