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ICC drug war probe renews hope for victims' kin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:36 PM

The ICC investigation into the government's war on drugs has brought fresh hope for justice to families of victims of alleged extrajudicial killings. Read more »

'ICC probe ‘significant’ for victims of Davao killings'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:12 PM

The ICC's move to probe President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs and the Davao killings is a momentous occasion for the victims in the southern Philippine city. Read more »

Indonesian army stops virginity tests on female cadets

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 04:39 PM

The Indonesian army has ended a controversial practice of virginity tests on women who apply to become cadets. Read more »

UN program with PH govt won’t solve killings: Human Rights Watch

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 09:45 AM

Human Rights Watch is unimpressed with a recently-signed document between the United Nations (UN) and Philippine government intended to support the country’s human rights programs. Read more »

Groups decry killing of 2 farmer-activists 'caught' painting 'Duterte Ibagsak' graffiti

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 08:21 PM

Two activists in Albay were gunned down by police early morning Monday when they allegedly fought back after being accosted vandalizing a bridge with an anti-Duterte remark. Rights groups are condemning the incident and asking for a thorough investigation.  Read more »

Sonaserye 2021: Pilipinas nananalo ba sa 'war on drugs?'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:12 PM

Nananalo na ba ang gobyerno sa kampanya nito kontra ilegal na droga - kung saan may mga naitalang namatay?  Read more »

ALAMIN: Bagong patakaran ng SC sa body cams, search at arrest warrants

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 08:30 PM

Malaking hakbang ito para mapigilan ang mga pang-aabuso, ayon sa National Union of People’s Lawyers. Read more »

Duterte remarks on drug war 'highly relevant' to show policy to kill: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 06:45 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's previous remarks are highly relevant to show the alleged existence of a state policy on drug war killings, a global watchdog said Thursday. Read more »

Spycam epicenter: Digital sex crime affecting life for S.Korean women, girls - watchdog

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 11:35 AM

South Korea has become the global epicenter of spycam - the use of tiny, hidden cameras to film victims naked, urinating or having sex. Read more »

‘War crime’: Rights group condemns deaths of Absalon cousins in Masbate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 08:02 AM

Union leader Nolven Absalon and Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated Sunday, authorities said. Read more »

PNP must enforce accountability among ranks, says Human Rights Watch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 08:08 AM

The PNP Internal Affairs Service, which investigates cases involving police officers, must be strengthened, said HRW senior researcher Carlos Conde. Read more »

Video ng 'tanim-armas' patunay na may mga 'milagro' sa police ops: HRW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 08:34 PM

Hindi naman naniniwala ang Human Rights Watch, na patuloy na nagmo-monitor sa "drug war", na isolated case lang ang nangyari sa Bukidnon.    Read more »

'Bloody Sunday': Rights groups call for investigation into killings of activists

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 03:06 PM

Human rights groups called on the Philippine government to investigate what they said was the use of "lethal force" during police raids on Sunday that left at least 9 activists dead. Read more »

Guevarra: Weapons in 'nanlaban' cases not examined but justice system working

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 09:40 PM

Guevarra's statements help explain the findings of that June report, which found that Philippine "police had repeatedly recovered guns bearing the same serial numbers from different victims in different locations,” based on police reports on 25 operations it examined, which all took place in Metro Manila from August 2016 to June 2017.   Read more »

Facebook news blackout over media law sparks Australia backlash

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:28 PM

Australia on Thursday slammed Facebook as "heavy-handed" and "wrong" to impose a news blackout over a law that would force it to pay for content, warning the ban showed the immense power of internet giants. Read more »

'Expansive, serious' Senate probe of unresolved killings urged

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 01:45 PM

A global watchdog on Friday called on the Senate to conduct a more "expansive and serious" investigation on the spate of killings in the country, which they said would cover Philippine National Police's alleged complicity into the incidents.   Read more »

Environment for police violence 'encouraged' by Duterte: Human Rights Watch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 04:38 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday condemned the brazen killing of an unarmed mother and son by a police officer in Tarlac province, saying it occurred in an environment that President Rodrigo Duterte has allegedly encouraged. Read more »

UN rights body passes resolution to help PH promote human rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:36 PM

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that would provide technical cooperation and capacity-building for promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, which rights groups say falls short of launching an independent international probe into the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

Hundreds of thousands shackled for mental health issues globally: rights watchdog

Paul Carsten and Angela Ukomadu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 12:04 PM

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. 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 »