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De Lima calls for 'serious, impartial' probe on deaths of 2 activists in Albay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 12:01 PM

The activists were spray painting the words "Duterte Ibagsak" just hours before the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA) when they were shot dead by police for allegedly fighting back.   Read more »

Legal assistance for cops, soldiers: Due process or preparing to face the music?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 08:52 PM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said the move may be in anticipation of possible charges to be filed against erring cops and soldiers.   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 »

Tagum court clears 6 activists accused of murder despite not being in crime scene

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 09:38 PM

A court in Tagum City in Davao del Norte has dismissed a criminal charge against 6 activists who were accused of murder despite being miles away from the place where the killing took place. Read more »

Rights group wants CHR to block Parlade retirement

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 02:51 AM

Karapatan on Friday said it submitted a letter to CHR chairperson Chito Gascon asking the body "to withhold clearances for Parlade," citing a provision in the CHR’s Citizen’s Handbook. Read more »

DOST, Army asked to clarify alleged links to cyberattacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 05:16 PM

Days after linking government agencies to cyberattacks against 2 online alternative news websites, a Sweden-based digital forensics group said several of its questions remain unanswered despite the agencies’ denial of involvement in these incidents.  Read more »

Pastor tagged as communist supporter arrested over firearms in Bohol

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 04:38 PM

A pastor whom police claimed to be a "supporter of the communist movement" was arrested in a middle of the night raid inside his Mabini, Bohol residence Friday.  Read more »

Karapatan honored with international human rights award

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 09:22 AM

An international organization has recognized rights group Karapatan for its commitment to human rights in the Philippines.  Read more »

Ilang grupo, umapela sa SC na garantiyahan ang proteksyon ng karapatang pantao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 10:08 PM

Sa virtual forum na inorganisa ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Karapatan at iba pang kaalyadong grupo, tinalakay ang anila’y reyalidad ng human rights o karapatang pantao ngayon sa bansa at kung ano ang maaring gawing ng Judiciary para tiyakin ang kanilang mga karapatan.    Read more »

Mga senador gigil na sa walang habas na red-tagging ng NTF-ELCAC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:41 PM

Nanggagalaiti na ang maraming senador sa NTF-ELCAC dahil sa red-tagging ng mga opsiyal nito.  Read more »

'There is strength in numbers': Rights group urges Filipinos to unite on challenges vs free speech

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 05:37 PM

MANILA - Human rights group Karapatan on Saturday called on Filipinos to unite on issues supposedly challenging one's freedom of speech in the country, amid the "environment of impunity." Read more »

Huwes na nagbasura ng kaso ng pulisya kontra journo, unyonista ni-red tag

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:19 AM

Kung dati mga aktibista at mga abogado ang iniiuugnay sa mga komunistang rebelde, ngayon, pati huwes ay hindi na rin ligtas sa red tagging. Read more »

Mga labi ng mga napatay sa 'bloody Sunday' raids, hindi pa rin nailalabas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 07:54 PM

Hindi pa rin nailalabas ang mga labi ng 4 na napatay sa "bloody Sunday" raids ng pulisya sa Calabarzon.   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 »

Philippine critics in firing line of anti-communist misinformation war

Cecil Morella and Jake Soriano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 01:20 PM

A torrent of misinformation on the social media platform has put activists, journalists, politicians and lawyers in the firing line as President Rodrigo Duterte's government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency. 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 »

Independent int'l probe on alleged human rights violations in PH launched

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 02:58 PM

MANILA - A group of peoples' and civil society organizations on Thursday launched an independent international probe into the human rights situation in the Philippines.? Read more »

SC urged to investigate QC judge, others amid series of arrests of activists

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:58 PM

Human rights groups on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to look into judges who allegedly issued questionable search warrants that led to "indiscriminate arrests" of activists. Read more »

'Just for show': Duterte administration's human rights efforts draw flak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 10:39 PM

Just for show. That's how a Philippine human rights group branded efforts by the Duterte administration to address the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

PH gov't holds human rights summit amid allegations of rights violations, int'l pressure

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 07:21 PM

As various international and local human rights groups raise concerns over alleged human rights violations in the Philippines, the Philippine government, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), launched a three-day human rights summit on Monday at the Philippine International Convention Center. Read more »