Philippine government under fire over new rights panel
Posted in International The Philippines

Philippine government under fire over new rights panel

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine government’s new Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination, a  “super body” set…

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Caritas Philippines hails Supreme Court ruling on ‘red-tagging’
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Caritas Philippines hails Supreme Court ruling on ‘red-tagging’

MANILA (SE): “This decision is a victory for justice and a crucial step for a…

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Uproar over terror charge laid against Filipino activists
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Uproar over terror charge laid against Filipino activists

MANILA (UCAN): Rights activists and environmentalists have expressed dismay when two Filipino activists, Fritz Jay…

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Passage of Rwanda deportation law deplored
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Passage of Rwanda deportation law deplored

OXFORD (OSV News): The Catholic Church in Britain condemned a government-backed law allowing migrants in…

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Rene Saguisag, Philippine human rights champion, dies at 84
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Rene Saguisag, Philippine human rights champion, dies at 84

MANILA (Agencies): Rene Saguisag, a former Philippine senator, top human rights lawyer and advocate of…

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