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Pope apologizes for residential schools anew in Iqaluit visit

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Vancouver
Posted at Aug 01 08:51 PM

Pope Francis apologized to residential school survivors and hopes that he will be able to bring healing to the indigenous peoples of Canada. Read more »

Empleyadong sinasangkot sa pang-aabuso sa PHSA, nag-sorry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:17 PM

Nag-resign na ang empleyado na isinusumbong ng ilang estudyante. Humingi na rin siya ng paumanhin sa mga estudyante at magulang. Read more »

NBI, nag-inspeksiyon sa PHSA kasunod ng umano'y pang-aabuso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 08:58 PM

Nag-inspeksiyon at kinausap na ng National Bureau of Investigation ang pamunuan ng Philippine High School for the Arts. Read more »

UN rights chief Bachelet says not seeking second term

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 06:12 PM

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced Monday that she will not seek a second term, ending months of speculation about her intentions. Read more »

Kadamay members tour Bantayog ng mga Bayani to learn about martial law

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 07:57 PM

Urban group Kadamay organized a free tour for their members at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani to educate them about the Martial Law. Read more »

General Ver’s daughter reckons with her father and the legacy of martial law

Wanna Ver, Atmi Pertiwi, Leonardo Taddei, Jody Fish and Adolfo Canales, via Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 05 10:44 AM

Wanna Ver spent her early childhood in a lavish Forbes Park mansion flanked by foreign diplomats’ homes. As the youngest daughter of General Fabian Ver, Ferdinand Marcos’ most trusted ally and loyal military officer and close childhood friend, Wanna was kept under close watch by security guards. Read more »

Biden accuses Putin's forces of Ukraine 'genocide'

Emmanuel Peuchot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:42 AM

President Joe Biden for the first time accused Russian forces of committing genocide in Ukraine. Read more »

Malaysia's labor abuse allegations a risk to economy

Liz Lee, Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 11:46 AM

Malaysia must address allegations of abuse of migrant laborers who fuel the country's economy, or face risks to its export-reliant growth, experts warn. Read more »

PH votes against UN probe into Ethiopia abuses

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 04:28 PM

The Philippines is voting against a resolution calling for an international investigation on allegations of violations and abuses in Ethiopia. Read more »

US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Sarah Titterton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 07 04:09 AM

The United States Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in a move that will not stop US athletes from competing. Read more »

Household worker deployment sa Saudi tigil muna dahil sa abuse cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 08:20 PM

Ayon sa labor attache ng Pilipinas sa Riyadh, libo-libo na ang "welfare cases" o mga kaso ng pang-aabuso, kaya kailangan na itong aksyunan. Read more »

Catholic Church apologizes for abuses vs indigenous

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:44 AM

The Catholic Church apologized "unequivocally" on Friday to Canada's indigenous peoples for a century of abuses at church-run residential schools. Read more »

Talking about martial law facts not enough: historian

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:55 PM

A Filipino historian said the Marcoses may be taking advantage of misinformation on the martial law era to regain power. Read more »

Fight efforts to rewrite history: VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:14 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo called on Filipinos to fight the attempts to whitewash the atrocities committed during martial law. Read more »

China YouTube army rejects Beijing human rights abuses

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 13 07:41 AM

With YouTube videos "debunking" allegations of human rights abuses, a group of foreigners are defending Beijing from its international critics. Read more »

182 unmarked graves found at third Canadian school, says tribe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 06:00 AM

Experts used ground-penetrating radar mapping to locate what are believed to be the remains of pupils aged 7 to 15 at the former St Eugene's Mission School in British Columbia.  Read more »

More churches destroyed or damaged by fire in Canada

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 01:51 AM

This developed amid calls for a papal apology for a century of abuses at indigenous residential schools where hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered. Read more »

Lack of papal apology for Canada indigenous schools abuses ‘shameful’, says minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 02:56 AM

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said a papal apology is needed to "unlock the healing" in indigenous communities.    Read more »

Britain to challenge China at UN over access to Xinjiang

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:11 AM

Britain will on Monday call for the United Nations to be given "urgent and unfettered" access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses in the Chinese region.   Read more »

China-EU talks hit another snag as Biden camp objects

Jack Ewing, Steven Lee Myers and Ana Swanson, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 05:33 AM

China, which has long been wary of allowing foreign companies greater access, seems eager to strike a deal now before the new US administration can try to rally a united front against Chinese policies and actions, as Biden has pledged to do. Read more »