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Deaf group to file charges vs Mocha Uson over 'offensive' sign language video

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 07:04 PM

The complaint will be lodged before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday, the group said. Read more »

Patricia Fox testifies vs Duterte administration in international tribunal hearing

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Sep 18 08:20 PM

Australian nun Patricia Fox was among witnesses who testified Tuesday in a hearing on alleged human rights violations under the Duterte administration at the International People’s Tribunal (IPT2018) in Brussels, Belgium.   Read more »

Fall of the 'Butcher': Reckoning comes for Palparan after 12 years

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 11:18 PM

Labelled as a 'butcher' by activists, retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. was a star in the government's anti-communist drive under then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.  Read more »

Palace calls international tribunal proceedings a 'sham'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 03:47 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said it is not affected by the move of a Marawi sultan to testify against the Duterte administration before the International People’s Tribunal for gross violations of civil and political rights. Read more »

Desaparecidos' kin fear Duterte pardon for Palparan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 11:01 AM

The mothers of two abducted University of the Philippine students said Tuesday they fear President Rodrigo Duterte will pardon retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. who was convicted for kidnapping and illegal detention. Read more »

Surface our daughters, urge moms of missing UP students after Palparan conviction

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:56 AM

MANILA - The conviction of retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. is just a first step towards closure for the parents of two missing University of the Philippines students, who after 12 years continue to long for their daughters.  Read more »

Palparan found guilty of kidnapping in case of 2 UP students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 03:30 PM

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan on Monday was found guilty of kidnapping and illegal detention over the disappearance of 2 University of the Philippines students in 2006. Read more »

OPINION: Sen. Leila M. de Lima: An update

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 16 06:54 AM

Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention will have broken its 570-day mark this coming week. She has been in detention since Feb 24, 2017, held without bail. Read more »

Martial law victims cautioned vs fake claims

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 03:49 PM

Martial law victims on Thursday were warned against dealing with alleged syndicates approaching them for money in exchange for the promise of reviving their claims for compensation, which were previously denied by the government.  Read more »

Children and the anti-illegal drugs campaign: When the cure is worse than the disease

Clarissa C. David and Ronald U. Mendoza
Posted at Sep 13 01:12 AM

It is time for the child rights groups, media, and academe to place a special focus on the impacts of the war against drugs policy on children. It is time for us all to start protecting our children. Read more »

Remembering martial law victims

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:13 PM

Students and activists pay tribute to victims of former President Marcos' martial rule and those killed under the current administration, during a protest at the UP Diliman in Quezon City, on Tuesday.  Read more »

Israelis hold anti-Duterte protest

Ammar Awad, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 07:40 PM

Protesters hold placards depicting President Duterte as they demonstrate outside the residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during his meeting with Duterte in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more »

P640-M CHR budget breezes through House panel

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 07:28 PM

The budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2019 breezed through the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, in stark contrast to the heated debates and grilling it faced in 2018. Read more »

OPINION: Families of drug war victims bring plea for justice at the ICC

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Aug 31 12:59 PM

While President Duterte may be able to prevent his arrest in the country, he would be risking arrest if he is in another country that has signed and ratified the Rome statute. Read more »

U.N. rights experts urge China to free Uighurs

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 12:47 AM

GENEVA - United Nations' human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for the immediate release of those detained on the "pretext of countering terrorism". Read more »

QC jail has 650 percent congestion rate

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 10:53 PM

Authorities found severe congestion at a Quezon City Police District detention facility during an inspection on Thursday, with inmates suffering from diseases such as boils and tuberculosis. Read more »

The never ending search

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 08:54 PM

A parent of one of the victims forced disappearance attends a gathering at the University of the Philippines (UP) Plaridel Hall on Thursday.  Read more »

Victims of Duterte drug war tame anger, overcome fear as they bring fight to ICC

Inday Espina-Varona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 11:02 PM

“This is historic because this is the first time victims themselves are filing a case against President Durerte,” said Neri Colmenares of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers, counsel for the complainants. Read more »

Supreme Court told: PH withdrawal from ICC has no legal basis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:53 PM

The Philippines' withdrawal from the ICC has no legal basis and was just a "whimsical and arbitrary" decision of President Duterte, a public interest lawyer told the SC on Tuesday.  Read more »

Crying out for justice

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 01:48 PM

Relatives of victims killed in the government's deadly drug war gather at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) to support each other, Tuesday.  Read more »