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Int'l court inaprubahan ang pagpapatuloy ng drug war probe sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 08:32 PM

Ipinag-utos na ng pre-trial chamber ng International Criminal Court na ituloy ang imbestigasyon ng ICC prosecutor sa drug war killings sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Watchdog slams Abalos' call for cops to quit in drugs crackdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 12:03 PM

A rights watchdog slammed Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos' call urging police officials to resign for alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. Read more »

HRW reports LGBTQ jail beatings before Qatar World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 08:20 PM

Police in Qatar have arbitrarily detained and abused members of the LGBTQ community ahead of the World Cup next month, Human Rights Watch said in a report. Read more »

Paglaya ni De Lima hiniling kasunod ng hostage-taking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 07:16 PM

Lalo pang lumakas ang panawagang palayain na si dating Sen. Leila de Lima kasunod ng hostage-taking sa kaniya sa PNP Custodial Facility. Read more »

Groups alarmed over exclusion of human rights in Marcos SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 05:25 PM

Rights groups are concerned over the exclusion of human rights violations in the previous administration during Marcos' first SONA. Read more »

HRW lauds ICC prosecutor seeking to resume drug war probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 01:56 PM

The ICC Prosecutor’s request to resume investigating the Philippine drug war is a ‘booster shot for accountability,’ the Human Rights Watch said. Read more »

Pag-block sa ilang independent media site, may chilling effect: editor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 08:10 PM

May 'chilling effect' ang utos ng gobyerno na ipa-block ang website ng mga grupong iniuugnay sa terorismo, kasama ang ilang independent media, ayon sa isang editor. Read more »

Bolsonaro defends cops who put man inside trunk of patrol car, killing him

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 06:48 AM

Videos showed police putting 38-year-old Genivaldo de Jesus Santos into the hatchback trunk of their SUV with what appeared to be a teargas canister. Read more »

Next president ‘will have very big say’ on PH cooperation with ICC: Diokno

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 11:14 PM

The results of the 2022 Philippine elections will determine the country’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the future of its probe on the Duterte administration’s drug war, human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno said. Read more »

ICC must resume probe on PH drug war, says group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 02:37 PM

The International Criminal Court should proceed with its investigation on alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines, a rights group said. Read more »

Olympics-Rights group urges Beijing Games sponsors to press China on Xinjiang

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 04:42 PM

Human Rights Watch criticised sponsors backing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics for ignoring what it says are China's crimes against humanity. Read more »

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 »