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Public statement on the Constituent Agreement At a time when the bases of a new constituent process are being discussed, for humanists it is very important to reaffirm the democratic principle as the guiding principle to promote any agreement for…

Guwahati: The nation should be the priority for everyone. Leaving aside all differences, we have to work tirelessly for the welfare of the nation, thus said the chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Sarsanghchalak, Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing a conclave…

Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas sought former senator Leila de Lima’s views on the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor’s investigation into the situation in the Philippines involving alleged crimes against humanity committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s reign of…

In her interview with Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas, ex-senator Leila de Lima envisions a future characterized by her continuing fight for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. “There is this part of me that refuses to rest until…

Rally in front of the British Consulate in New York City on December 10, 2022 While the US criticizes other countries for their lack of freedom of the press, it is the US that is attacking Julian Assange for revealing…

When a moment arises that plants seeds of inspiration and snares a sense of renewed feeling and fortuity, it bursts with an explosion of words that tries to capture what it intimates, meanings that add grace, wonder, beauty, and a…

10 December 2022, Quezon City.  While long banned in developed countries, toys containing benzene, a chemical classified as “carcinogenic to humans,” are still sold in the domestic market. The continued sale of plastic balloon-blowing kits with a solvent mixture containing benzene…

Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics urged the government to implement better action plans and solutions for a toxics-free and waste-free Philippines. The group made the call in time for the commemoration of International Human Rights Day. “A safe and healthy…

Gun violence is a contemporary global human rights issue. Anyone can be affected by firearm violence worldwide but the rising trend of gun-related injuries in several states provides an alarming situation in the USA. The country is witnessing a surge…

The Biden Administration’s recent National Security Strategy announced that the post-Cold War order is now history, and that the yet to be named new era is defined by military, economic, and technological competition to shape the new order. NATO’s expansion…