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UN body's human rights evaluation of PH 'unfair': Zubiri

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:11 PM

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said the UNHRC's evaluation of the Philippines' efforts against reported extrajudicial killings and other violations is 'unfair'. Read more »

Duterte speaks up on possible ICC probe

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 08:05 PM

Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte waves to the media and exclaims, “No jurisdiction!”, referring to the ICC, as he leaves the wake of former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos in Taguig City on Thursday. Read more »

Duterte’s deadly legacy and the desperate pleas for justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 06:34 PM

President Duterte stepped down on June 30 leaving behind a deadly policy that left drug war victims and families desperate for justice. Read more »

Drug war victims get proper resting place

Aie Balagtas See, photos by Ciriaco Santiago
Updated as of Jul 04 03:43 PM

Nun and kin of victims of extra-judicial killing unwittingly build a memorial hall for drug war victims after lease on their tombs at a public cemetery expires. Read more »

Duterte says drug war extrajudicial killings 'not true'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 09:43 PM

'Even if it is unconstitutional, so be it. I will do it. Wala akong — I don't give a sh*t, the outgoing President said. Read more »

[OPINION] The First Avenger

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at Apr 28 02:05 AM

This May, the weight carried by the electorate to finally end gross injustices is heavy. Read more »

Programa tumulong para ma-cremate ang ilang napatay sa drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 07:59 PM

Sa tulong ng isang proyekto, nai-cremate ang ilang napatay sa giyera kontra droga ng gobyero matapos mapaso ang kanilang mga renta sa himlayan. Read more »

Rights advocates endorse Robredo, other senatorial bets

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 09:41 PM

VP Leni Robredo thanked the advocates as she urged them to continue fighting for human rights with her. Read more »

ICC begins accepting information on Duterte’s drug war

Ivel John M. Santos, VERA Files
Updated as of Jun 29 09:50 AM

The International Criminal Court has issued the call for families of victims of the Philippine government’s war on drugs to submit their concerns and views in connection with the request of the prosecutor for authorization to proceed with an investigation, a recently-retired ICC judge said.  Read more »

'Kalokohan': Mother of Laguna teen slain in anti-drug op denies 'nanlaban' claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 02:49 PM

The mother of a 16-year-old boy killed in an alleged anti-drug operation in Laguna has denied that her son fired gunshots against police, which supposedly led to his death. Read more »

PNP to follow chain of command on looming ICC probe, says chief

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 10:21 AM

The Philippine National Police said Sunday it would follow the "chain of command" after the International Criminal Court prosecutor has requested for judicial authorization to proceed with a probe on alleged extrajudicial killings in the country. Read more »

‘Ridiculous,’ SC says on drug war records as ‘national security’

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 06 10:13 PM

It is President Duterte’s choice if he is not interested to see the documentation of the killings based on his orders. But the public should not be prevented from knowing the truth. Read more »

Duterte admin's human rights violations 'incomparable, higher' than previous terms: CHR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 10:49 AM

The rate and scale of the Duterte administration's human rights violations is "incomparable, higher than other administrations," the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday, as it lamented how police non-cooperation hindered most of their investigations.  Read more »

DOJ task force to make 'preliminary assessment' on murder of ex-priest, peace consultant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 06:18 PM

MANILA - The inter-agency task force on extrajudicial killings will make a "preliminary assessment" on the killings of 2 National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants in the Visayas, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Why does the DOJ need PNP consent to probe cops in drug war?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 31 12:06 AM

The timing of this PNP-DOJ cooperation makes us suspicious that it is more for the consumption of the International Criminal Court that is expected to release its decision on the result of the preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines before Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda retires on June 15. Read more »

Parish priest blasts drug-related killings in QC village during pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 09:28 AM

There have been at least 10 drug-related killings in the urban-poor small community of Barangay Pinyahan in Quezon City since January, its parish priest said Monday.   Read more »

Examining body of other victim in Echanis killing 'just as important': Fortun

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 09:18 AM

Dr. Raquel Fortun, who autopsied Randall Echanis' remains last week, said she has had "no access" to the body of the other victim, identified as Louie Tagapia, in the killings last August 10. Read more »

CHR monitors 55 alleged EJKs during COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 09:40 AM

The Commission on Human Rights said Thursday it recorded 55 complaints of alleged extrajudicial judicial killings during the country's lockdown against COVID-19. Read more »

OPINION: Why we can’t believe platitudes proffered for new anti-terror law

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Jun 03 06:34 PM

When President Rodrigo Duterte and his apologists tut-tut and sneer that only terrorists need to fear the proposed new anti-terror law, the easiest answer is “Drug War”.   Read more »