Tag: human rights
Philippine rights activist freed
MANILA (UCAN): Maria Natividad Castro, a human rights activist and doctor, walked free from detention…
Defending and protecting human rights
W`hen we look around the world today, we see that the people of many countries…
Philippine anti-terrorism law a threat to human rights
MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine Supreme Court struck down a “killer caveat” in the controversial anti-terrorism…
Myanmar junta accused of targeting protesters in massacre
YANGON (UCAN): Human Rights Watch [HRW] said in a new report that Myanmar’s security forces…
No human rights trampled due to dam, Cambodia says
Cambodia’s Environment Ministry hit back at a report by Human Rights Watch [HRW] on the…
Bishops urge Australian rethink on asylum seeker policy
Bishops have appealed to the Australian government to provide homes for asylum seekers who have…
Torture, the scourge that refuses to go away
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila Once again, the international community commemorated the International Day in…
