Human Rights

Qatar is a World Cup tainted by blood and corruption. The spread of these facts preoccupies the leadership of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) which, less than 20 days before the start of the tournament, asked the teams…

It’s fascinating that this year’s United Nations Climate Action meeting (COP27) happens to be at the same time that the midterm elections in the United States. Progressive organizations have been denouncing the human rights record of Egypt, this year’s host…

Political prisoner Leila de Lima—former senator, justice secretary, and chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights—analyzes the Filipinos’ political culture during her interview with Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas. She ended up behind bars after earning the ire of former president Rodrigo…

National mobilisation in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and the victims of all wars. On 5 November a national mobilisation for peace will take place in Rome, Italy, with the slogans “immediate ceasefire, negotiation for peace”, “ban all nuclear weapons”,…

Only a few weeks are left for the Conference of Parties (COP27) where Egypt is going to be the host country for this year. But this decision has been faced with several controversies and opposition from various civil society organisations.…

Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas interviewed political prisoner Leila M. de Lima, former senator, justice secretary, and chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights. On October 9, 2022, de Lima was taken hostage by a fellow prisoner inside her cell where former president Rodrigo Duterte’s…

Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas interviewed political prisoner Leila M. de Lima, former senator, justice secretary, and chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights. On October 9, 2022, de Lima was taken hostage by a fellow prisoner inside her cell where former president Rodrigo Duterte’s…

The Philippine Misereor Partnership, Incorporated (PMPI) reiterates its call for stronger protection for environmental defenders and justice for all human rights victims as the country continues to rank first as the deadliest nation in Asia for environmentalists in its ninth…

Here is the sequel to Priestly solidarity with the poor. Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas interviewed Edward M. Gerlock about his life as a priest when martial law was declared in the Philippines on September 23, 1972.  Edward Gerlock sent Pressenza a…

This week we have started an action to denounce on an international scale the irresponsibility, culpability and punishability of the main actors of global finance and the highest political leaders (heads of state and government) of the 20 ‘richest’ states…