Tag: human rights
Killing of governor of Negros Oriental and five others deplored
QUEZON CITY (UCAN): Some 100 members of a Catholic pro-life group in the Philippines, Life…
Much-harassed religious sisters acquitted of perjury charges
MANILA (UCAN): Ten religious sisters—eight from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, one from the…
Police brutality rife in Philippines rights watchdog says
MANILA (UCAN): “Police brutality is common in the Philippines, where police officers commit serious abuses…
Renewed calls for Myanmar to end death penalty
YANGON (UCAN): The Myanmar junta’s recent handing down of the death sentence on university students…
Malaysia under fire for deporting asylum seekers from Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): International rights groups have demanded Malaysian authorities stop the forced repatriation of…
