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Rule of law protects democracy, pope says

Rule of law protects democracy, pope says

Updated: November 29, 2023
Nicaragua says jailed Catholic bishop treated well in prison

Nicaragua says jailed Catholic bishop treated well in prison

Updated: November 29, 2023
Jailed Chinese lawyers get human rights award

Jailed Chinese lawyers get human rights award

Updated: November 28, 2023
Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

Updated: November 27, 2023
Philippine watchdog ‘pressured’ to backtrack on abortion rights

Philippine watchdog ‘pressured’ to backtrack on abortion rights

Updated: November 21, 2023
Activist rabbi aids West Bank farmers amid Israeli settler violence

Activist rabbi aids West Bank farmers amid Israeli settler violence

Updated: November 13, 2023
Israel’s moral power ebbing away in a human rights catastrophe

Israel’s moral power ebbing away in a human rights catastrophe

Updated: November 9, 2023
Group demands release of Hong Kong rights defender

Group demands release of Hong Kong rights defender

Updated: October 30, 2023
Mother Teresa award for jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate

Mother Teresa award for jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate

Updated: October 23, 2023
Sri Lankan rights activists seek ceasefire in Gaza

Sri Lankan rights activists seek ceasefire in Gaza

Updated: October 19, 2023
Church hails Indian court’s order protecting converts

Church hails Indian court’s order protecting converts

Updated: October 19, 2023
Civil groups ask UN to hold Myanmar military accountable

Civil groups ask UN to hold Myanmar military accountable

Updated: October 19, 2023
Lay groups forge solidarity, hold parallel synod in Rome

Lay groups forge solidarity, hold parallel synod in Rome

Updated: October 19, 2023
US condemns 'forced repatriation' of Chinese human rights lawyer

US condemns 'forced repatriation' of Chinese human rights lawyer

Updated: October 12, 2023
Indonesia slammed for ongoing rights abuses

Indonesia slammed for ongoing rights abuses

Updated: October 7, 2023
'Police pressure' forced Pakistan pastor shooting confession

'Police pressure' forced Pakistan pastor shooting confession

Updated: October 2, 2023
Filipino bishops and laity fight for justice, human rights

Filipino bishops and laity fight for justice, human rights

Updated: September 29, 2023
Call for release of rights defenders in Afghanistan

Call for release of rights defenders in Afghanistan

Updated: September 29, 2023
There’s no time to lose for crisis-hit Myanmar

There’s no time to lose for crisis-hit Myanmar

Updated: September 28, 2023
What was life like a thousand years ago?

What was life like a thousand years ago?

Updated: September 22, 2023
The real test of Indonesia’s commitment to ending impunity

The real test of Indonesia’s commitment to ending impunity

Updated: September 7, 2023
Kurdish-led forces push to quell unrest in east Syria

Kurdish-led forces push to quell unrest in east Syria

Updated: September 5, 2023
Families seek justice for their beloved ‘desaparecidos’

Families seek justice for their beloved ‘desaparecidos’

Updated: August 30, 2023
Rights forum urges Laos to free detained Chinese lawyer

Rights forum urges Laos to free detained Chinese lawyer

Updated: August 29, 2023
Pope raises status of judges' group advocating social justice

Pope raises status of judges' group advocating social justice

Updated: August 19, 2023
Japan’s foreign trainee program needs reform

Japan’s foreign trainee program needs reform

Updated: August 17, 2023
Pakistan drops controversial minority rights bill

Pakistan drops controversial minority rights bill

Updated: August 10, 2023
World powers must end ‘moral siesta’ and save Myanmar

World powers must end ‘moral siesta’ and save Myanmar

Updated: July 10, 2023
Turkey and the May 2023 Elections

Turkey and the May 2023 Elections

Updated: July 7, 2023
UN urges end to arms supplies to Myanmar junta

UN urges end to arms supplies to Myanmar junta

Updated: July 7, 2023
UN snubs China’s intervention in Jimmy Lai cause

UN snubs China’s intervention in Jimmy Lai cause

Updated: July 3, 2023
Cambodian PM deletes Facebook after 'standards violation’

Cambodian PM deletes Facebook after 'standards violation’

Updated: June 30, 2023
Indonesia to compensate victims of dictatorship years

Indonesia to compensate victims of dictatorship years

Updated: June 28, 2023
Heavy fighting in Myanmar 'kills many civilians'

Heavy fighting in Myanmar 'kills many civilians'

Updated: June 16, 2023
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