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Fil-Ams urge US to suspend security aid to PH over rights record

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 12 07:18 AM

NEW JERSEY - A coalition of Filipino-American human rights advocates is urging the US to suspend its security aid to the Philippines due to the Duterte administration's alleged human rights violations. Read more »

US considers joint boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 07 12:50 PM

Calls have grown for the US to back out of the Games because of alleged human rights violations in China. US State Department spokesman Ned Price stressed the need to work with allies so that any step the US takes will have more influence on Beijing. Read more »

US sharply criticizes China in annual human rights review

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 31 01:09 PM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China on Tuesday for a catalogue of alleged human rights abuses over the past year, even as he pledged that the US would address its own human rights failings as part of a broader global promotion of civil liberties.   Read more »

CHR says cops with 'intent to kill' in drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 11:11 PM

Unreasonable force, with intent to kill. Human rights probers said this is what Philippine police resorted to in hundreds of anti-drug operations since 2016.  Read more »

Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 01:20 PM

China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, US President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation's handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. 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 »

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 »

US bill seeks to stop aid to PH military, police until rights abuses addressed

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 01:48 PM

A new bill filed in the United States House of Representatives seeks to stop American aid to the Philippine military and police until reforms are made to address alleged human rights violations, with its author calling the Duterte administration a "brutal" regime. Read more »

Revisionism, paglimot, at iba pang hamon sa malagim na alaala ng Martial Law

Christian Esguerra at Doris Bigornia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 09:21 PM

Ayon sa Human Rights Watch, hindi opinyon kundi totoo na brutal at laganap ang katiwalian at karahasan noong panahon ni Marcos. Read more »

European Parliament urges PH to grant ABS-CBN broadcast franchise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 05:13 AM

The resolution -- which had 626 votes in favor, 7 against and 52 abstentions -- cited the denial of ABS-CBN's new application of franchise after it expired "as an act of retaliation for the media’s coverage of the anti-drugs campaign and serious human rights abuses." Read more »

Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over abuses, Khashoggi

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:22 AM

GENEVA - Dozens of nations condemned Saudi Arabia before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday over serious violations and demanded accountability for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

Kaarawan ni Marcos sinabayan ng protesta sa lansangan, social media

Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:35 PM

Nagtipon ang mga nagpoprotesta sa Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Umabot din ang mga hinaing sa social media.  Read more »

UN rights body urged to launch probe mechanism on alleged rights abuses in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:45 AM

The rights advocates, in a statement addressed to the UN rights body, said they are "gravely concerned" over the alleged human rights violations being committed by the Philippine government "with near-total impunity." Read more »

Peaceful protests a 'fundamental human right': UN watchdog

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 04:57 AM

As authorities worldwide grapple with swelling demonstrations over issues like political rights and racial justice, a UN committee on Wednesday reaffirmed that protesting peacefully, online or in person, is a fundamental human right. Read more »

UN rights chief describes state of killings in PH 'widespread, systematic, ongoing'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:12 AM

Human rights groups are wary of the Philippine government's intentions in creating a panel that will investigate thousands of drug war-related deaths.  Read more »

China voices firm opposition to Trump's signing of Xinjiang bill

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 18 12:31 PM

BEIJING - China on Thursday voiced strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's signing of a bill to sanction Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against the country's Muslim Uyghur minority. Read more »

UN report details attacks on gov't critics, media in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 11:27 PM

A United Nations report revealed serious human rights abuses in the Philippines can be blamed on the government's "heavy handed" approach against illegal drugs, and the national security threats. Read more »

Village officials accused of abusing Manila resident amid COVID-19 quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:26 PM

The Philippines' Commission on Human Rights urged authorities to treat humanely those who violate lockdown rules. Read more »

Mga ulat ng marahas na parusa vs ilang quarantine violators iniimbestigahan ng CHR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 07:47 PM

Iniimbestigahan na ng Commission on Human Rights ang iba pang mga reklamo kaugnay sa mga parusang ipinapataw sa mga nahuhuling lumabag umano sa quarantine protocols. Read more »

Palace urges public to report human rights violations during Luzon lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 07:00 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Sunday urged the public to report human rights violations committed by local officials during the Luzon lockdown as it said these will not be tolerated. Read more »