Outrage at killing of father and son in the Philippines
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Outrage at killing of father and son in the Philippines

MANILA (UCAN): “The killing of Jomarie Santillan and his nine-year-old boy has once again triggered…

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From victim to human rights defender
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From victim to human rights defender

Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso, UCAN In February 2015, I was on a mission to Pakistan to…

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Changes to Indonesian criminal code ‘put key freedoms at risk’
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Changes to Indonesian criminal code ‘put key freedoms at risk’

JAKARTA (UCAN): Twenty-two Asian and global civil society organisations expressed concerns that proposed amendments to…

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The antidote to the escalation of evil is remembrance
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The antidote to the escalation of evil is remembrance

By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano The world is confronted with an “escalation of evil,” Pope…

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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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