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BARMM official says around 1,000 MILF members to be granted amnesty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 12:02 PM

MANILA - Some 1,000 members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who committed crimes for their political beliefs will be granted amnesty by President Rodrigo Duterte, an official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said Friday.   Read more »

Duterte grants amnesty to rebel group members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 07:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted amnesty to members of several groups who committed crimes for their political beliefs, according to documents released on Tuesday.   Read more »

Duterte orders creation of National Amnesty Commission

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 03:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to create the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to boost peace efforts, Malacañang said on Monday.    Read more »

Vietnam steps up 'chilling' crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist Party congress

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:51 PM

The crackdown has left some international human rights groups and lawmakers questioning whether Vietnam has breached the spirit of trade agreements with Western countries - accords that have helped propel the country to a position of economic strength in Southeast Asia.   Read more »

Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters, dozens killed

Angela Ukomadu, Alexis Akwagyiram and Libby George, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 22 01:15 PM

LAGOS— Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Read more »

UN rights body passes resolution to help PH promote human rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:36 PM

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that would provide technical cooperation and capacity-building for promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, which rights groups say falls short of launching an independent international probe into the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

'Terorismo ng estado': Magkasunod na pagpatay sa 2 peasant leaders kinondena

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:01 PM

Kinondena ng iba't ibang progresibong grupo sa pamamagitan ng indignation rally nitong Miyerkoles ang sunod-sunod na pagkakapatay sa mga aktibista. Read more »

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 »