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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 »

Pope wants to meet Putin in Moscow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 05:56 PM

Pope Francis said he has requested a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war but has heard nothing back. Read more »

General Ver’s daughter reckons with her father and the legacy of martial law

Wanna Ver, Atmi Pertiwi, Leonardo Taddei, Jody Fish and Adolfo Canales, via Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 05 10:44 AM

Wanna Ver spent her early childhood in a lavish Forbes Park mansion flanked by foreign diplomats’ homes. As the youngest daughter of General Fabian Ver, Ferdinand Marcos’ most trusted ally and loyal military officer and close childhood friend, Wanna was kept under close watch by security guards. Read more »

Bucha survivors haunted by Russian occupation 'nightmare'

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 06:27 PM

Bucha drew worldwide attention after the discovery of at least 20 bodies in civilian clothes on a stretch of its Apple Tree Street Read more »

Palace: Espinosa retraction won't affect De Lima's pending cases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 03:48 PM

Human rights advocates and several groups have since called for the opposition senator's release after Espinosa dropped all the allegations he made. Read more »

De Lima camp mulls charges vs accusers in drugs cases

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 08:52 PM

The camp of Sen. Leila de Lima said Thursday they are considering filing counter-charges against those who implicated her in the illegal drugs trade. Read more »

'War is an absurdity in 21st century,' says UN chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 04:36 PM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described war as 'evil' and absurd during a visit to Borodianka outside Kyiv Read more »