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Football: Premier League must overhaul owners' test, says Amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:55 PM

Amnesty International says the test was "hopelessly unsuited" to the task of ensuring proper scrutiny of the human rights records of those trying to buy into English football clubs. Read more »

Greta Thunberg donates million-euro rights prize to green groups

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 12:09 PM

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was on Monday awarded a Portuguese rights award and promptly pledged the million-euro prize to groups working to protect the environment and halt climate change. Read more »

BIR sets new deadline for tax amnesty on delinquencies to Dec. 31

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 09:56 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has extended the deadline for the tax amnesty on delinquencies until the end of the year.  Read more »

Amnesty International urges PH gov't to reject ‘dangerous’ anti-terror bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 11:13 PM

MANILA – An international human rights group on Thursday urged the Philippine government to reject the passage of a new anti-terror bill, saying it violates international standards on human rights and counter-terrorism. Read more »

Cambodian official says human rights 'need to be put aside' in drug war

Reuters
Posted at May 13 07:32 PM

PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian official on Wednesday defended an anti-drug campaign that has been decried as rife with abuses, saying human rights "need to be put aside" to fight drugs that destroy families and fuel violent crime. Read more »

Amnesty International calls ABS-CBN News shutdown ‘dark day for media freedom’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 01:29 AM

"It is especially reckless as the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic," said Amnesty International Philippines section director Butch Olano. Read more »

Some 700 overseas Filipinos more return home as world reels from coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 08:43 PM

More than 700 Filipino workers abroad returned home on Thursday, adding up to thousands of others who have been repatriated as the world reels from the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:47 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

OFWs given amnesty in Kuwait on their way home

Yasser Al-zayyat, AFP
Posted at Apr 03 07:04 PM

Despite their undocumented status, Filipinos OFWs have been cleared to exit on humanitarian grounds because of the pandemic. Read more »

Mga OFW sa Kuwait pumila sa amnesty program para sa undocumented, residence violators

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 04:43 PM

KUWAIT - Daan-daang mga undocumented overseas Filipino workers sa Kuwait ang pumila sa unang araw ng amnesty program na ibinigay para sa lahat ng mga undocumented, overstaying o residence violators bilang precautionary measure para mapigilan ang pagdami ng mga kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 sa bansa at humanitarian ground na rin sa gitna ng pandemic.    Read more »

UN rights body urged to hold PH 'accountable for abuses' vs De Lima, rights defenders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 10:33 AM

A global watchdog on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold the Philippines accountable for "its abuses" against detained Sen. Leila de Lima and other human rights defenders. Read more »

Amnesty International slams attempts by PH gov't to 'clamp down' media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 11:46 PM

MANILA - Amnesty International on Friday criticized the Duterte administration's efforts to "clamp down" media and curtail freedom of expression in the country, amid the threat to shut down broadcast giant ABS-CBN by not renewing its franchise before its expiration. Read more »

Russia, West face off at UN over aid lifeline to 4M Syrians

Philippe Rater, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 05:19 AM

Western nations and Russia locked horns Friday at the UN Security Council over renewing a mandate to deliver cross-border aid to four million Syrians, just hours before the provision was set to expire. Read more »

Why Bono wants to deliver blood to needy in Philippines

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 11:30 AM

Bono said his work in fighting HIV AIDS has made him want to provide lifeline access to needy in the Philippines.  Read more »

U2's Bono says 'no plans' to meet Duterte

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 08:16 PM

Rock band U2's Bono, one of the world's biggest rock stars who have lent his popularity to causes such as human rights, gender equality, and health care, has "no plans" to meet President Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Climate change tops list of global worries for young people, says Amnesty

Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 10 09:33 AM

The Amnesty poll, released on Human Rights Day, asked more than 10,000 people aged 18-25, in 22 countries across six continents, to pick up to five major issues from a list of 23.   Read more »

Google, Facebook business models threat to human rights: Amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 08:38 AM

Amnesty International argued that offering people free online services and then using information about them to target money-making ads imperils a gamut of rights including freedom of opinion and expression. Read more »

Amnesty accuses Hong Kong police of arbitrary arrests, torture

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 09:05 AM

HONG KONG - Amnesty International accused Hong Kong police on Friday of torture and other abuses in their handling of more than three months of pro-democracy protests, but the police say they have shown restraint on the street in the face of increased violence. Read more »

Mexico amnesty law eyes reprieve for minor drug offenses, abortions

Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:04 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has sent a draft law to Congress that aims to grant amnesty to people serving jail time for lesser offenses, including abortion and possession of small amounts of drugs, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

Manila earns nearly P1.5M in first day of tax amnesty program

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 05:52 PM

MANILA - The capital city earned nearly P1.5 million on Tuesday, a day after it started waiving penalties for delinquent individual and corporate taxpayers. Read more »