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Human rights groups confident UN council will act on PH killings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 08:02 PM

Human rights groups and defenders are confident the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will act on the rising number of alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Read more »

CA junks rights groups’ bid for protection from ‘red-tagging’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:51 PM

The Court of Appeals dismissed the petition for writ of amparo and habeas data filed by Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and Gabriela against what they claimed to be threats against them from state forces. Read more »

PH drug war deaths a ‘matter of most serious concern,’ says UN rights chief

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 01:45 PM

MANILA — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) has said deaths in the Philippines' drug war is “a matter of most serious concern” even as it acknowledged the “real numbers” as reported by government officials. Read more »

CA denies Karapatan chance to present witnesses in amparo petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 08:12 PM

A technicality has imperiled rights group Karapatan and fellow-petitioners’ plea for protection against alleged threats to the lives, liberty and security of their members from supposed state security forces.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 07:11 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

SC grants rights groups' bid for protection from 'red-tagging'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:29 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of amparo and habeas data in favor of rights groups Karapatan, Gabriela and Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) against what they alleged to be threats against their lives, liberty and security coming from state forces. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a real photo of a banner urging PH youth to join communist rebellion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 06:07 PM

XThe claim is false; the image has been doctored from an original photo in which the banner displayed an anti-fascist message. Read more »

More groups seek SC protection vs red-tagging

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 05:52 PM

MANILA – Rights activists and a religious group have sought protection from the Supreme Court over threats against their lives, liberty and security allegedly committed by state forces. Read more »

CHR probes 'massacre' of 14 farmers in Negros Oriental

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 04:11 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Sunday said it was investigating the recent death of 14 farmers in police operations in Negros Occidental. Read more »

14 farmers massacred in Negros Oriental, lawmaker says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 03:56 PM

MANILA - The 14 people killed in an alleged anti-criminality campaign in Negros Oriental were farmers who were massacred by the police, a lawmaker said Saturday. Read more »

Reds' consultant Baylosis released from detention

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 08:19 PM

MANILA - National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Rafael Baylosis was released from detention in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig on Friday afternoon, rights group Karapatan said. Read more »

Satur Ocampo’s group posts bail, ordered released: rights group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 01:40 AM

The group of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro were ordered released from police detention Saturday night after posting an P80,000 bail bond, human rights group Karapatan said Saturday. Read more »

Pagpatay sa abogado sa Negros, kinondena

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 09:21 PM

Kinondena ng iba't ibang grupo ang nangyaring pagpatay kay Atty. Benjamin Ramos, ang abogadong tumutulong sa kaso ng 9 na magsasakang pinatay sa isang hacienda sa bayan ng Sagay. Read more »

TINGNAN: Bagong mobile app para sa passenger rights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 09:58 PM

Nagbuo ang Civil Aeronautics Board ng isang mobile app para tulungan ang mga pasaherong malaman ang kanilang mga karapatan.  Read more »

‘Surface Cesar Carreon’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:31 PM

Gemma, the wife of missing activist Cesar Carreon, reacts as she faces the media during a press conference by rights group Karapatan in Quezon City on Friday. Read more »

'Red October' plot meant to justify attacks on critics, says Karapatan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:41 PM

Rights group Karapatan fears that the alleged "Red October" ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte will be used to justify attacks on the chief executive's critics. Read more »

Upsurge in 'harassment’ cases reported by some churches, labor, rights groups

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Sep 30 11:51 AM

MANILA - Leaders of some churches, labor and human rights organizations on Sunday vowed to continue challenging alleged abuses of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government amid what they claimed to be a sudden upsurge in surveillance and public vilification. Read more »

Failon Ngayon: Istranded sa paliparan Part 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 05:55 PM

Ano nga ba ang mga karapatan ng mga pasahero gn eroplano? Ano ang laman ng Air Passenger Bill of Rights at paano ito makakatulong sa mga mananakay sa himpapawid? Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga karapatan ng pasahero kapag nakansela ang flight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 08:27 PM

Alamin ang iyong karapatan bilang pasahero ng isang airline. Read more »

Elderly Aussie prof held at airport for allegedly joining rally

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 01:42 PM

An 84-year-old professor from Australia was barred from entering the Philippines by immigration authorities on Wednesday midnight for alleged joining a rally three years ago. Read more »