Tag: human rights defender
Caritas Philippines hails Supreme Court ruling on ‘red-tagging’
MANILA (SE): “This decision is a victory for justice and a crucial step for a…
Much-harassed religious sisters acquitted of perjury charges
MANILA (UCAN): Ten religious sisters—eight from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, one from the…
From victim to human rights defender
Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso, UCAN In February 2015, I was on a mission to Pakistan to…
Philippine rights activist freed
MANILA (UCAN): Maria Natividad Castro, a human rights activist and doctor, walked free from detention…
Pope Francis supports human rights defenders
The strong words of Pope Francis spoken in solidarity and support for all human rights…
