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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 »

Manila offers tax amnesty to spur collections

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 07:31 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The City of Manila waived all penalties for delinquent taxpayers in the capital Wednesday, after Mayor Isko Moreno signed an amnesty ordinance to encourage residents and businessmen to pay their dues. Read more »

Rights groups scoff at ‘aggressive’ PH response to UN council resolution

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:41 PM

MANILA – Rights groups on Friday scoffed at the government’s “aggressive” response to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution passed on Thursday, which seeks a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

Gov't should not ignore UN vote seeking report on PH human rights situation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 05:23 PM

MANILA - The government should not shrug off the United Nations' adoption of a resolution seeking a "comprehensive report" on the human rights situation in the Philippines, a rights group representative said Friday. Read more »

Amnesty International calls on S.Korea to end discrimination of gay soldiers

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 10:15 AM

SEOUL - Amnesty International on Thursday called on South Korea to decriminalize same-sex relationships for men in the military, warning current laws fuel violence, discrimination and stigmatization against gay soldiers.   Read more »

Amnesty International stubborn, hopeless - Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 05:44 AM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday called Amnesty International "stubborn" and "hopeless" after the London-based human rights group denied it was "politicizing" the government's drug war, as the Palace earlier alleged. Read more »

Amnesty International denies 'politicizing' drug war, tells Panelo to do homework

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 01:43 PM

Amnesty International has denied it was "politicizing" the government's drug war as the President's spokesman earlier alleged. Read more »

Bulacan governor laments widespread killings, welcomes UN probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 08:11 AM

The governor of Bulacan on Wednesday lamented the widespread killings in the province, which made it the "bloodiest killing field" in the country according to an Amnesty International report. Read more »

Nicki Minaj cancels Saudi concert over women's rights concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 03:58 AM

Minaj's scheduled appearance in Jeddah next week as part of a cultural festival had triggered a social media backlash over human rights in the country.   Read more »

Killing field? PNP rejects Amnesty International tag on Bulacan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 11:13 AM

The report of an international rights group that Bulacan is the "bloodiest killing field" in the Philippines was a "hasty, sweeping generalization," police said Tuesday. Read more »

Patuloy na patayan sa drug war sa Pilipinas, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:25 AM

Ito'y matapos umano nilang matuklasan na patuloy ang patayan sa bansa. Read more »

Bulacan governor laments 'bloodiest killing field' tag on province

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 09:17 PM

MANILA - Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando said he is saddened by a new report by Amnesty International tagging his province as the "bloodiest killing field" in the Duterte administration's war on drugs. Read more »

Amnesty International: Bulacan 'pinakamadugo' sa drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 06:57 PM

Nanawagan ang Amnesty International sa United Nations na imbestigahan ang giyera kontra droga.  Read more »

Amnesty International politicizing extrajudicial killings: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:33 PM

International rights group Amnesty International is only "politicizing" extrajudicial killings in the Philippines in its call to the United Nations for an investigation into the issue, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Bulacan is PH's 'bloodiest killing field' - Amnesty Int'l report

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 07:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATE 2) - Amnesty International has called on the United Nations to conduct an “independent, impartial and effective investigation” on the drug war in the Philippines as it found that “extrajudicial executions” continue to take place in the country, three years after the campaign was launched. Read more »

China grants prisoner amnesty ahead of 70th anniversary of state founding

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 01:48 AM

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an order for a prisoner amnesty on Saturday, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, though many exceptions will apply.   Read more »

Indonesian police beat protesters during deadly Jakarta riots: Amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 05:57 PM

Indonesian police beat protesters during last month's deadly rioting in Jakarta, Amnesty International said, as it called for an independent probe into "grave human rights violations", including the killing of demonstrators. Read more »

CA rejects Trillanes plea to stop reopened rebellion trial

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 01:34 PM

The Court of Appeals has denied Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s bid to temporarily stop the hearing of the reopened rebellion charges against him.    Read more »