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Washington urged to look at UN report to identify De Lima jailers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:26 PM

A provision in Washington’s new spending law tasks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to apply penalties against these officials under the Global Magnitsky Act, which includes preventing them from entering and freezing their assets in the country. Read more »

Robredo open to UN probe if PH fails to punish drug war abuses

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:29 AM

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) may step in but only if Philippine authorities failed to investigate and punish alleged abuses in the country’s drug war, Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday.   Read more »

Philippines votes against UN resolution on Rohingya crisis

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Posted at Sep 28 05:20 AM

MANILA—The Philippines has voted against a United Nations (UN) resolution that seeks to end human rights abuses of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Read more »

Rights group refutes PH govt’s claim to UN chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:48 PM

Rights group Karapatan on Tuesday refuted the Philippine government’s claim to the United Nations (UN) chief that it is operating unlawfully and that its reports on the human rights situation in the country are “unsubstantiated.” Read more »

PH gov't denies claims of reprisals vs rights groups: UN chief report

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:04 PM

The Philippine government denied allegations of reprisals against human rights groups and advocates in the Philippines that cooperate with the UN, a report by the UN chief to the UN Human Rights Council said. Read more »

SONASERYE: Aprubado pa rin ba ng bayan ang war on drugs?

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Posted at Jul 18 10:11 PM

Nagpapatuloy ang war on drugs ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero aprubado pa ba ang publiko rito? Read more »

'Bullying': PH 'totally' rejects UN body resolution seeking rights report

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Updated as of Jul 18 09:18 PM

MANILA - The United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution calling for a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines is a form of bullying, the official who led the Philippine delegation during the vote in Geneva, Switzerland said. Read more »

Amid UN call for rights report, Lacson says no failure of criminal justice in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 05:26 AM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday maintained there is no failure of criminal justice in the Philippines, as he rejected anew the move of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines, including alleged extrajudicial killings in government's drug war. Read more »

Ilang senador kontra sa posibleng pagkalas ng PH sa UNHRC

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Posted at Jul 16 09:23 PM

Ilang senador ang tutol sa umano ay plano ni Pangulong Duterte na kumalas sa United Nations Human Rights Council.  Read more »

Duterte in 'wonderment' on Iceland's push for PH human rights check

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is still wondering as to why Iceland is pushing for an investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Sotto: PH may opt to withdraw from UN rights council

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Posted at Jul 15 08:56 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. might seek the withdrawal of the Philippines from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), after the UNHRC passed a resolution calling for a comprehensive review of the country's drug war. Read more »

UN body a 'toothless tiger' in drug war probe: Harry Roque

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Updated as of Jul 16 05:59 PM

A United Nations body that sought information on the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is a "toothless tiger" that cannot pass sentence on anyone or impose sanctions, President Rodrigo Duterte's former spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »

CHR: UN probe unnecessary if police were open with drug war info

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Updated as of Jul 15 11:10 AM

A United Nations body would not have sought a report on the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive if the local police shared details of the deadly campaign to the Commission on Human Rights, one of its officials said Monday.  Read more »

Robredo camp not threatened by PACC impeachment comment

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Updated as of Jul 15 12:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo is willing to face any impeachment call, her spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez said on Sunday. Read more »

Gordon: No need for int’l review of state of human rights in PH

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Posted at Jul 13 10:48 PM

Gordon said that's what the Commission on Human Rights is doing. "Ano ginagawa nila? Hindi ba nag-hearing tayo diyan?" the senator said. Read more »

Robredo: Gov’t anger vs UN resolution is normal, but probe must proceed

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Posted at Jul 13 03:51 AM

Vice-President Leni Robredo welcomed the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council calling for a thorough review of the country’s sweeping campaign against illegal drugs. Read more »

Rights groups scoff at ‘aggressive’ PH response to UN council resolution

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:41 PM

MANILA – Rights groups on Friday scoffed at the government’s “aggressive” response to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution passed on Thursday, which seeks a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

Western countries with abortion have ‘no moral high ground’ to lecture PH - Sotto

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 09:18 PM

Instead of discussing the merits of the resolution, Sotto instead lashed out at the Western countries for allowing abortion. Read more »

Gov't should not ignore UN vote seeking report on PH human rights situation

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Posted at Jul 12 05:23 PM

MANILA - The government should not shrug off the United Nations' adoption of a resolution seeking a "comprehensive report" on the human rights situation in the Philippines, a rights group representative said Friday. Read more »

'Concerned' countries should have reached out to PH on rights issues: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 04:45 PM

MANILA - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should have reached out to President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration formally if it really sought to understand Manila’s human rights situation, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »