Human Rights

We, the 230 members of the Philippine-Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI), express profound concern regarding the Supreme Court’s First Division’s affirmation of the Malabon Regional Trial Court’s decision declaring Sections 4 (58), 16, and 18 of the Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic…

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva. Reflecting on the past year, Türk highlighted three key issues with significant ramifications…

In response to the announcement from the Biden administration that 37 men currently on federal death row will have their sentences commuted, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA made the following statement:    “We applaud President Biden for commuting…

A Contemplation by Sharmin Rahman Sumi Occupation: Deputy Controller of News Organization: Bangladesh Betar (Radio) The ‘3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence’ and ‘The Humanist Movement’. Some days earlier, I never heard of them or their activities. However, I…

Reported by: Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Coordinator, 3rd World March for Peace & NonViolence & Country Representative, The Community for Human Development. Photos Contributed by: Md. Reaz Uddin, Photographer, Pressenza. On October 16, 2024, the World March Base team members– Rafael…

The 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence began in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 2, 2024, the International Day of Nonviolence, fifteen years after the 1st World March. Now traveling across the five continents, the World March base…

(First in a Series) by Josefa P. Dampilag, Pacita E. Gawaen, Genevieve B. Kupang, Christine S. Luyosen, Alaska J. Turaray The 3rd World March (3WM) for Peace and Nonviolence was more than just a gathering—it was a powerful testament to…

The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a fundamental right that every…

By Maxine Lowy Only six meters separated the two curbs of Dioszegi Street near downtown Miskolc, a city in northeastern Hungary. But in April 1944, one month after the German invasion of that country, it was a nearly insurmountable distance…

Guwahati: As the voices against the atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh get mounted across India and many parts of the globe, the head of the interim Bangla government in Dhaka made a call to Prime Minister Narendra…