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'The reality is that ordinary Filipinos continue to rely on public transportation in attaining basic needs, such as for food, work, and accessing health services,' says the Commission on Human Rights
Freedom of religion and belief and interlinked human rights are under increasing threat in Kyrgyzstan. Forum 18's survey analysis documents: increasing "legal" restrictions on the freedom of religion and belief; Ahmadi Muslims being prevented from meeting since 2011, and refusal to allow the Falun Gong spiritual movement to exist; state attempts aiming to eventually ban all Jehovah's Witness communities; state officials and imams repeatedly stopping people peacefully burying their dead under their own rites, the most recent case being against a Protestant pastor's family.
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed “grave concern” over the “No Vaccine, No Ride” policy of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as it slammed the policy as a “restriction to the exercise and enjoyment of the fundamental rights of Filipinos.” The
The freedom of peaceful assembly constitutes the brick and mortar on which the edifice of Indian democracy rests, lawyer Vrinda Grover notes in a report.
On 2 December, a Bishkek court rejected a General Prosecutor's Office suit to ban Jehovah's Witness books and videos as "extremist", saying it had been filed under the wrong procedure. The General Prosecutor's Office official who took the case to court said it will not appeal. "The repression is postponed for now," said Syinat Sultanalieva of Human Rights Watch. The NSC secret police – which backed the ban attempt – is also pushing to have Jehovah's Witnesses banned. The General Prosecutor's Office official said he is not aware of any suit being prepared. The NS...