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Dead man wrapped with garbage bag found outside UP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 07:03 PM

Locals look at a body of a man wrapped with garbage bags and masking tape outside the UP Diliman compound along CP Garcia Street in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Ilang grupo, naghain ng petisyon sa CHR kontra 'carbon majors'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 02:23 AM

Naghain ng petisyon sa Commission on Human Rights ang ilang grupo laban sa "carbon majors" o mga kompanya ng langis, gas, at coal. Read more »

UN panel asks Philippine gov't to free De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 07:44 PM

A working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) has asked the Philippine government to release Sen. Leila de Lima, who it said was detained due to her remarks about the administration's war on drugs, her camp said Wednesday. Read more »

Sa ika-3 pagkakataon: Martial law sa Mindanao muling pinalawig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 09:17 PM

Nakatakda na sanang magwakas ang martial law sa Mindanao ngayong Disyembre 31, 2018 pero sa ikatlong pagkakataon ay humirit ng extension ang Pangulo.  Read more »

Ano ang sinasabi ng United Nations tungkol sa karapatang mahalal?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 02:47 PM

Alam niyo bang bahagi ng karapatang pantao ang pagkakaroon ng karapatang tumakbo at bumoto tuwing halalan? Read more »

Ilang grupo, nagprotesta sabay sa paggunita sa Human Rights Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:26 PM

Idinaan ng mga militanteng grupo sa pagsunog sa mga anti-Duterte mural ang paggunita sa International Human Rights Day. Read more »

'Paglabag sa karapatang pantao, malaking problema pa rin'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:16 PM

Dismayado ang Commission on Human Rights dahil mabagal umano ang Department of Justice na magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga lumalabag sa karapatang pantao.  Read more »

CHR celebrates 'small victories' on International Human Rights Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 10:16 PM

Filipino activists from across the Philippines mark International Human Rights Day with anti-government demonstrations. Read more »

Alleged human rights violations under Duterte gov't assailed

Larry M. Piojo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 05:04 PM

Activists burn a tableau depicting different faces of President Duterte during a protest commemorating Human Rights Day in Mendiola, Manila on Monday.  Read more »

Palace: Gov’t to protect lives of ‘innocent, law-abiding citizens’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:38 AM

MANILA - As the world observes the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Malacañang on Monday again touted the benefits of its highly criticized war on drugs. Read more »

PH labor group slams gov't for 'abandoning' human rights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 06:57 PM

Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino said the government should be blamed for the weakening value of human rights in the Philippines. Read more »

Groups to stage protest on Human Rights Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 01:03 AM

Various groups are set to stage a protest on Monday, International Human Rights Day. Read more »

US drops bid for December UN meeting on North Korea abuses: diplomats

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 10:02 AM

The United States has dropped a push for the United Nations Security Council to hold its fifth annual meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea this month as it does not have enough support, diplomats said on Friday. Read more »

Malacañang’s incoherent statement on ICC’s continuing probe

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 08 09:59 AM

The one thing that spooks President Duterte fiercely is the case of crime against humanity brought against him before the International Criminal Court in The Hague which gave him the dubious distinction of being the first Southeast Asian leader to be charged before the ICC.   Read more »

BLOG: ICC to continue review of charges against Duterte

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Dec 06 04:40 PM

The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will continue to study complaints filed against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte despite the mercurial leader’s refusal to recognize the organization. Read more »

CHR chief: Drug war deaths could be as high as 27,000

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 05:12 AM

MANILA - Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Chito Gascon said Tuesday that their investigation into the thousands of killings carried out by the government's drug war remains a struggle. Read more »

CHR welcomes Duterte's order to 're-assess' drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:40 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte's order for the police and military to "re-assess" the campaign against illegal drugs. Read more »

Christmas wish for political prisoners

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 05:43 PM

Human rights activists set up a Christmas-themed protest at Mendiola Bridge in Manila, on Tuesday. Read more »

CHR tells gov't to be open to 'greater scrutiny' after police conviction in Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 05:36 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the government Tuesday to be more open to "greater scrutiny" following the conviction of three police officers in the slay of teen Kian Delos Santos last year.   Read more »

Rights body raps 3rd martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 03:21 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a proposal to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Read more »