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CHR nababahala sa posibleng paglusot sa Senado ng panukalang bitay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 08:25 PM

Inaasahan daw kasi ang pagdami ng mga kaalyado ng administrasyon sa Senado. Read more »

Rights body, Catholic church urge new senators to reject death penalty

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 08:58 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are expressing fears that the new composition of the Senate would just become a rubber stamp for President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative priorities, including their much-criticized death penalty. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 11:58 PM

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

Human Rights Press Awards

Isaac Lawrence, AFP
Posted at May 17 03:19 PM

Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, speaks at the Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong on Thursday. Read more »

Gov’t, Filipino lawyer ‘dickering over dollars’ from Imelda paintings

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 06:17 PM

A $4-million check for the Philippine government remains in limbo, according to a source in the New York court, because the PCGG has yet to settle its financial obligation to its Filipino lawyer.  Read more »

Imee Marcos dodges negatives in first Senate bid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 09:40 PM

“Kering-keri po iyan!” shouted Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos before a crowd of young members of an LGBT group during a campaign sortie in Laguna, in what appeared to be a move to court members of the vote-rich youth group for her first Senate bid. Read more »

Arts group launches ‘Larong Pambata’ urging citizens to vote with conscience

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 09:11 PM

The Concerned Artists of the Philippines launched a visual arts series aimed at discouraging Filipinos from voting candidates who do not believe in human rights. Read more »

Fil-Am activists in San Francisco protest overseas ballot delays

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 05:41 PM

The Filipino American Human Rights Alliance and the US Pinoys for Good Governance banded together outside of the Philippine Consulate here clamoring for their ballots. Read more »

Helen Clark: PH should consider rights-based approach vs illegal drugs

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 04:21 AM

NADI, Fiji (UPDATED) – The Philippines should consider a human rights-based strategy to deal with the scourge of illegal drugs, a former official of the United Nations Development Program said Thursday. Read more »

Xinjiang surveillance app targets legal, everyday behavior: rights group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 09:19 AM

HONG KONG - Chinese authorities are using a mobile app designed for mass surveillance to profile, investigate and detain Muslims in Xinjiang by labeling "completely lawful" behavior as suspicious, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday. Read more »

Empleyado ng human rights commission sa BARMM, patay sa pamamaril

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 10:18 PM

Base sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, sakay sa isang motorsiklo ang biktima nang dikitan ng salarin at pagbabarilin sa Cotabato City. Read more »

CHR iimbestigahan ang pagkakabaril sa 6 anyos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 12:37 AM

Iimbestigahan na ng Commission on Human Rights ang pagkamatay ng 6 anyos lalaki sa Caloocan City.  Read more »

Where Ferrero gets its hazelnuts, Syrian refugees eke out a living

The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 29 05:46 PM

Few consumers know that behind each chocolate treat is a crop that has long been notorious for its hazards and hardships, as well as the prevalence of child labor, a scourge the government has been trying to combat for years. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 26, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 11:43 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Know your rights: Ateneo study cites rights violated in ‘Tokhang’

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 06:20 PM

At least 8 rights guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution have been violated by the enforcement and implementation of the policies created by the government for its intensified anti-drug campaign, based on a study presented by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) on Friday. Read more »

Jonas Burgos: 12 years missing

Maria Tan, ABS-BCN News
Posted at Apr 26 04:24 PM

Families of desaparecidos and sympathizers gather at Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City to commemorate the 12th year of the disappearance of farmer-activist Jonas Burgos, on Friday.  Read more »

UN rights chief condemns Saudi Arabia's beheading of 37 men

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 12:10 AM

GENEVA/DUBAI - The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the beheadings of 37 Saudi nationals across the kingdom this week, saying most were minority Shi'ite Muslims who may not have had fair trials and at least three were minors when sentenced. Read more »

Lawyering for Marcoses? Solgen slams Robredo 'lies'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 08:35 AM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday dubbed as an "outright lie" the statement of Vice President Leni Robredo that he is "lawyering" for the family of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.  Read more »

US judge OKs fees for lawyers in Marcos class suit

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 08:08 PM

MANILA—The American lawyer who led the successful class suit against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family in Hawaii is finally getting paid after more than 3 decades of litigation, his Filipino co-counsel said.   Read more »

Lawyer insists: US court has jurisdiction over Marcos human rights victims' claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 09:59 PM

The lawyer of human rights victims during the time of President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday disputed the claim of Malacañang that the Philippine government would decide on the distribution of settlement proceeds awarded by the US court. Read more »