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Lungkot, galit bumuhos sa libing ng ginang na binaril ng pulis sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:39 PM

Inilibing na si Lilibeth Valdez, ang babaeng malapitang binaril ng pulis sa Quezon City noong Lunes.  Read more »

Mga pulis dapat regular na ipa-psychiatrist: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 08:41 PM

Matapos ang walang habas na pamamaril ng isang pulis sa isang ginang sa Quezon City noong Lunes, inirekomenda ng isang eksperto na magkarooon ng regular na psychiatric assessment ang kapulisan sa kanilang hanay.    Read more »

'Brazen, shocking': CHR launches probe into police shooting of woman in QC

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 06:53 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Tuesday it would conduct a motu proprio investigation into the murder of a woman in Quezon City at the hands of police officer, with the brutal killing caught on video and is now viral on social media.  Read more »

Ohio police kill Black teenage girl seen threatening others with knife

Rich McKay and Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 02:47 PM

Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a Black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of the encounter, authorities said.   Read more »

'Be more circumspect' in dealing with Dacera case, women's rights advocate tells PNP

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 12:36 PM

(UPDATE2) — A women's rights advocate urged the Philippine National Police on Wednesday to be "be more circumspect in putting out information" regarding the case of flight attendant Christine Dacera. Read more »

'Kalokohan': Dela Rosa denies culture of impunity in PNP amid killer cop case, other slays

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 11:22 PM

Dela Rosa said the term is only used by government detractors to sow anger towards the administration.  Read more »

Gregorio widower thanks Duterte as rights groups blame him for alleged culture of 'impunity'

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 07:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's previous statements and policies have been blamed for creating an "enabling environment for police violence," according to the Human Rights Watch. Read more »

Policeman in viral slay video indicted for 2 counts of murder

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 04:51 AM

Prosecutors in Tarlac on Monday found probable cause to charge Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca – who brutally shot to death an unarmed mother and her son in Paniqui, Tarlac – with 2 counts of murder, according to a document released by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.  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 »

Thousands protest as France reels from police violence

Roman Fonsegrives, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 12:16 AM

Thousands took to the streets across France on Saturday to demand the government abandon a contentious new security law. Read more »

NBA players unlikely to use victims' names on jerseys

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 09:22 AM

A plan to permit players to use the names of victims of police violence on the backs of their game jerseys is unlikely to proceed, Yahoo Sports reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:25 AM

African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution introduced Tuesday.   Read more »

Mixed messages, as sports world backs US protesters

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 01:56 AM

It appears that there's a sharp contrast between the solemn statements of support and how some sports bodies view protests by their own athletes. Read more »

UN chief calls for probe into US police violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 04:20 AM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged restraint by US authorities toward protestors and believes allegations of police violence should be investigated, his spokesperson said Monday.   Read more »

Music industry hits pause to reflect as U.S. protests rage

Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 02:48 AM

Several top artists have also spoken out in response to the death and subsequent demonstrations, some of which have turned violent. Read more »

As protests and violence spill over, Trump shrinks back

Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 01 09:28 PM

While Trump has been a focus of anger, particularly among the crowds in Washington, aides repeatedly have tried to explain to him that the protests were not only about him, but about broader, systemic issues related to race. Read more »

China: US protests show 'chronic disease' of racism, American hypocrisy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 06:40 PM

Chinese diplomats and state media have seized on the violent unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd to accuse the US of hypocrisy and compare American protesters with pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.   Read more »

Babaeng papunta sa simbahan, patay sa pamamaril sa Davao City

Che-che Diabordo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 04:28 PM

Patay ang isang matandang babae sa Paquibato district ng siyudad na ito matapos barilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang salarin, Linggo ng madaling araw.  Read more »