Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges
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Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges

MANILA (UCAN): On June 24, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court dropped all remaining criminal charges…

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Farmers slam glacial pace of Philippine agrarian land reform
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Farmers slam glacial pace of Philippine agrarian land reform

MANILA (UCAN): More than 500 farmers marched on the streets of Manila, the Philippines, to…

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Pakistan’s minorities shortchanged by new national budget
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Pakistan’s minorities shortchanged by new national budget

(UCAN): Pakistan’s minority leaders criticised the government for not allocating funds in the national budget…

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Disappeared Ukrainian priests may be in Russian labour camp
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Disappeared Ukrainian priests may be in Russian labour camp

(OSV News): Two disappeared Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests, Redemptorist Fathers Ivan Levitsky and Bohdan Geleta,…

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New executive director for Caritas Philippines hopes for stronger human rights
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New executive director for Caritas Philippines hopes for stronger human rights

MANILA (LiCAS News): On June 2, Caritas Philippines announced the appointment of Father Carmelo “Tito”…

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