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Human-Rights Defenders Are Now in the Philippine President’s Crosshairs

November 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kill human-rights activists who obstruct his bloody drug war during a speech at the presidential palace Monday. Duterte gave a stark warning to those who accuse him of extrajudicial […]

Duterte won’t allow terrorists to slaughter people for the sake of human rights

November 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

PHILLIPINES President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Monday he would not let human rights get in the way of stopping terrorists from destroying the Filipino people. In a speech delivered at the 80th founding anniversary of […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]