Rights groups pull no punches over Indonesian prisons
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Rights groups pull no punches over Indonesian prisons

JAKARTA (UCAN): “We must acknowledge honestly that torture has become part of a culture in…

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First plenary meeting for Central Asian bishops
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First plenary meeting for Central Asian bishops

NUR-SULTAN (UCAN): Catholic bishops and top Church officials from 10 countries will attend the first…

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Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree
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Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree

JAKARTA (UCAN): In a statement on April 22, the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights [APHR]…

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More than 400,000 at biggest Philippine election campaign rally
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More than 400,000 at biggest Philippine election campaign rally

MANILA (Agencies): Philippine presidential candidate, Leonor “Leni” Robredo, drew an estimated 412,000 people to a…

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Use of brownface in television series stokes prejudice
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Use of brownface in television series stokes prejudice

HONG KONG (SE): “Even it is only a character in a TV series, it is…

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