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Marahas na dispersal ng protesta sa CHR kinondena

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 06:44 AM

Hindi pa man nakakalabas ng lote ng CHR ay binarikadahan na ng mga pulis ang labasan ng ahensiya. Read more »

Xi speaks with UN rights chief as Xinjiang row rages

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 04:06 PM

Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses. Read more »

Xinjiang leak sheds new light on China's 're-education' camps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 08:54 PM

A leak of thousands of photos and official documents from China's Xinjiang has shed new light on the violent methods used to enforce mass internment in the region, researchers said Tuesday. 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 »

CHR defends drug war report

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 06:18 PM

The CHR on Monday defended its final report about Duterte's deadly drug war. Read more »

Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 06:50 PM

Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels went on air Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam. Read more »

UN human rights chief to visit China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 08:22 PM

The UN rights chief will begin her long-anticipated visit to China on Monday, her office said, including to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations. Read more »

PCG lauded for fresh assertion of rights in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 03:32 PM

The CHR lauded the Philippine Coast Guard for its fresh efforts to assert the country's sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

CHR: Next admin must 'recalibrate' drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 01:48 PM

The incoming administration must recalibrate the country’s ‘war on drugs,’ the Commission on Human Rights said. Read more »

CHR: Gov't 'encouraged culture of impunity' in drug war

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:26 PM

President Duterte's administration failed to protect the rights of drug war victims and encouraged a 'culture of impunity,' the CHR said. Read more »

More than 100,000 people officially missing in Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 03:25 AM

Disappearances have skyrocketed in the wake of mounting drug violence that has plagued the country for 16 years. Read more »

Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:49 PM

Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they have dissolved Afghanistan's independent human rights commission as it was "not considered necessary". Read more »

CHR: Alleged NPA members tried to extort from reg'l offices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 01:21 PM

The Commission on Human Rights deplored an attempt by supposed communist rebels to extort money from its regional offices in Mindanao. Read more »

Next admin must continue drug war, says DILG

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 12:57 PM

DILG Usec. Epimaco Densing III said the supposedly lower crime rate were among the factors why investors came to the country. Read more »

Russia war crimes allegations mount; Ukraine refugees top 6 million

David Stout and Elias Huuhtanen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 03:48 PM

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed 6 million. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 12, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 11:45 PM

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

Ukrainians protest outside UN office

Fabrice Coffrini, AFP
Posted at May 12 08:27 PM

Ukrainians stage a protest outside of the UN office during special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the war in Ukraine in Geneva, Thursday. Read more »

CHR urges public to stay vigilant, uphold democracy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 11:53 PM

The rights body’s statement came amid fears that the upcoming administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would echo his father’s dictatorship. Read more »

Taliban order Afghan women to cover fully in public

Abdullah Hasrat and Qubad Wali, Agence Frabce-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:32 PM

The Taliban on Saturday imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional burqa. Read more »

Aguirre denies coercing Ragos to testify vs De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 04:39 PM

Former DOJ Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II denied coercing Rafael Ragos to testify against Sen. Leila De Lima. The latter calls him a "certified liar". Read more »