Human Rights

DECEPTION’s meaning is “the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false and invalid.”  Tamara Lorincz (CWPJN) and Pierre Jasmin (Les Artistes pour la Paix) are rightly offended by the unacceptable G7’s March 14 declaration :…

by Dr. Perfecto Caparas, SJD The Philippines has taken a bold, decisive step in arresting and surrendering to the International Criminal Court former president Rodrigo Duterte to face charges of crimes against humanity for the murder of 12,000-30,000 civilians during…

The way the Left is handling Mahmoud Khalil’s case—framing it as a legal and human rights issue— completely misses the broader media narrative going on. For Trump’s team, Khalil has been ideal candidate to monopolize media coverage across the political spectrum. His name,…

In New York, police arrested some 100 protesters as the group Jewish Voice for Peace led a major sit-in protest inside Trump Tower to call for the release of detained Palestinian activist, recent Columbia University graduate, Mahmoud Khalil. Those arrested…

A newly leaked memo obtained by Reuters and corroborated by sources working with U.S. immigration details a list of travel restrictions affecting citizens from 41 countries. The document categorizes nations into three groups, outlining varying levels of visa suspensions. According…

Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the release of recent Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the U.S. who was arrested by immigration authorities for helping organize campus…

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, is set to pay a four-day visit in response to Bangladesh’s Chief Advisors invitation, which will be from 13 March to 16 March. This will be his second visit in his second…

As Trump attacks DEI, a day to remember ordinary heroes As I watch America’s elite institutions abandon diversity, equity and inclusion because a White House bully threatens them, I picture John Lewis, a 25-year old Black man in a tan raincoat, walking over…

Last November, we received the news that İlhan Sami Çomak had finally been granted his freedom—a moment that took many of us by surprise. After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, İlhan’s release marked the end of a long and arduous…

Quezon City, Philippines – Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) welcomes the recent arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, which comes in response to mounting calls for justice over the thousands of lives lost during his administration’s so-called war on drugs.…