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How Eloisa Lopez shot this picture of Reina Mae Nasino at Baby River’s burial

JEROME B. GOMEZ
Updated as of Oct 20 09:00 PM

Relatives and lawyers repeatedly begged jail guards to remove Reina’s handcuffs even for just a few minutes so she could hold Baby River for the last time. They repeatedly refused Read more »

With 2 in 100 Pinoys still using drugs, is Duterte crackdown a failure?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:40 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said 2 in 100 Filipinos were still addicted to illicit drugs. What does this mean for his 4-year-old anti-narcotics drive that has left thousands dead?    Read more »

Palace 'respects' security set-up at funeral of jailed activist's baby

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:31 AM

Malacañang said Monday it respected the security arrangement during the funeral of the daughter of a jailed activist, as it emphasized that President Rodrigo Duterte "does not micromanage." Read more »

MMDA disowns spokesperson's tirades against grieving mom-activist

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:32 PM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Monday disowned its spokesperson's remark that jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino deserved tight security during her 3-month-old baby's funeral.  Read more »

Let MMDA spox have 'personal opinion', Palace says after tirades vs jailed activist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:04 PM

The spokesperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is entitled to her personal opinions, Malacañang said Monday, after the official drew public ire for saying that a jailed activist deserved tight security during her baby's funeral. Read more »

Palace: DepEd modules allegedly discouraging protests are for younger students

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 05:56 PM

An alleged learning module from the Department of Education (DepEd) discouraged participation in protests is for younger students, Malacañang said Monday, following criticism from the Commission on Human Rights.  Read more »

North Korean justice system treats people as 'less than animals': HRW

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 11:38 AM

Torture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in North Korea's pretrial detention system which treats people as worth "less than an animal", a rights group said Monday in a report on the country's opaque legal processes. Read more »

CHR hits alleged DepEd module discouraging protests

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 12:49 PM

Obedience to the government is not the only measure of one’s love for the country, the Commission on Human Rights said Sunday as it raised concerns over an alleged learning module from the Department of Education (DepEd) that discouraged students from joining protests. Read more »

China slams US appointment of envoy for Tibet human rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 06:20 AM

BEIJING - Beijing lashed out Thursday at Washington's appointment of an envoy to oversee human rights issues in Tibet, saying the US wanted to destroy the region's stability. Read more »

PH gov't to UN: Stop weaponizing, politicizing human rights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 03:04 AM

The Philippines called for an end to the "weaponization and politically motivated use of human rights," amid continuous calls of activists and experts to investigate the current administration's alleged abuses.   Read more »

Rape is 'monstrous', but death penalty not the answer, says UN rights chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 08:42 PM

Sentencing rapists to death, as Bangladesh did Thursday, is not an appropriate punishment even for such a heinous crime, the UN rights chief said.    Read more »

'Walang puso, torture': Pinaikling dalaw ng aktibista sa burol ng baby iprinotesta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 07:27 PM

Ayon sa Karapatan, nabigo ang korte na magpakita ng malasakit nang sumang-ayon ito sa hirit ng Manila City Jail. Read more »

China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 06:16 AM

UNITED NATIONS - China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the Geneva-based body. Read more »

Senate approves on second reading bill declaring child marriage as illegal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 09:47 PM

The Senate on Monday passed on second reading a bill that declares child marriage as illegal in the Philippines. Read more »

Rights groups mourn Baby River’s death, seek political prisoners’ release

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 05:55 AM

Human rights groups on Saturday held a candle-lighting protest event along Taft, Manila to mourn the death of 3-month-old infant River Nasino   Read more »

UN right's body resolution 'short of expectations' but chance for gov't to improve: CHR

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 11:13 AM

MANILA - The resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights in the Philippines fell short on expectations, the Commission on Human Rights said on Friday.   Read more »

Activists say drug war fight not over, despite UNHRC 'letdown'

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 12:03 AM

MANILA - Activists and families of victims of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs on Thursday vowed to keep fighting for justice after the United Nations Human Rights Council opted to give technical assistance to a government accused of ignoring atrocities.   Read more »

Human rights groups disappointed with UNHRC resolution on PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:49 PM

Human rights groups are disappointed with a United Nations Human Rights Council's resolution that stops short of launching a probe on alleged rights violations in the Philippines. Read more »

Relatives accuse Hong Kong govt of lying over surveillance of detainees

Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 10:22 PM

HONG KONG - Relatives of some of the 12 Hong Kong activists arrested by Chinese authorities at sea more than six weeks ago as they tried to flee by boat to Taiwan have accused the Hong Kong government of lying over the circumstances surrounding their capture.   Read more »

Locsin iginiit na kailangan ng Pilipinas ng teknikal na tulong mula sa ibang bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:18 PM

MAYNILA - Iginiit ni Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. nitong Huwebes na kailangan ng Pilipinas ng teknikal na tulong para sugpuin ang problema sa ilegal na droga at human rights issues. Read more »