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UN welcoming reports detailing status of human rights in PH

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 02:27 AM

A lawyers group and an organization made up of non-Roman Catholic churches have responded to the invitation by the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Read more »

China accuses UN rights chief of 'inapppropriate' interference

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 01 12:13 PM

China on Saturday accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of "inappropriate" interference in the country's affairs after she called for investigations into alleged excessive use of force by police in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Philippines votes against UN resolution on Rohingya crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:20 AM

MANILA—The Philippines has voted against a United Nations (UN) resolution that seeks to end human rights abuses of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Read more »

DILG exec blames Communist Party for UN 'bias' vs Duterte drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 01:27 PM

MANILA - A government official on Tuesday blamed communist rebels for the United Nations Human Rights Council's "biased" approach to the Philippine government's war on drugs. Read more »

Rights group refutes PH govt’s claim to UN chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:48 PM

Rights group Karapatan on Tuesday refuted the Philippine government’s claim to the United Nations (UN) chief that it is operating unlawfully and that its reports on the human rights situation in the country are “unsubstantiated.” Read more »

'A question of sovereignty': Cayetano backs Duterte order to shun loans from backers of UN drug war probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 05:39 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary turned House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano supported Monday President Duterte’s decision to bar the Philippines from pursuing loans with countries that backed a United Nations Human Rights Commission resolution condemning the Philippines' bloody war on drugs.   Read more »

PH gov't denies claims of reprisals vs rights groups: UN chief report

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:04 PM

The Philippine government denied allegations of reprisals against human rights groups and advocates in the Philippines that cooperate with the UN, a report by the UN chief to the UN Human Rights Council said. Read more »

Locsin forgives Iceland's 'dead' resolution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:25 PM

MANILA - The country's top diplomat on Wednesday said he has forgiven Iceland's "dead" resolution that sought a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines. Read more »

UN urges Hong Kong to probe excessive force against protesters

Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 10:29 AM

GENEVA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Hong Kong on Tuesday to exercise restraint and investigate evidence of its forces firing tear gas at protesters in ways banned under international law. Read more »

Activists urge UN body to probe Negros land defenders' killings

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 06:03 PM

Rights and environmental advocates urged a United Nations body on Tuesday to include the killing of farmers in Negros island in its examination of the Philippines' human rights situation.  Read more »

3 in 5 Pinoys say gov't must allow international drug war probe: SWS

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 03:09 PM

Three in 5 Filipinos believe that the government should not block international groups looking into deaths under the local anti-narcotics drive, according to an opinion poll released Monday.  Read more »

'Bullying': PH 'totally' rejects UN body resolution seeking rights report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 09:18 PM

MANILA - The United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution calling for a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines is a form of bullying, the official who led the Philippine delegation during the vote in Geneva, Switzerland said. Read more »

UN body resolution did not have simple majority, says Roque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 03:02 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government should not waste time on the United Nations Human Rights Council-backed resolution calling for a review of the country's drug war, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Thursday. Read more »

Amid UN call for rights report, Lacson says no failure of criminal justice in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 05:26 AM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday maintained there is no failure of criminal justice in the Philippines, as he rejected anew the move of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines, including alleged extrajudicial killings in government's drug war. Read more »

Gordon rejects PH withdrawal from UN rights body

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 10:53 AM

MANILA - Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday said the Philippines shouldn't withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council nor cut ties with Iceland which backed the resolution for the Council to probe alleged widespread human rights abuses in the country. Read more »

Gordon: No need for int'l review of state of human rights in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 10:26 AM

For Senator Richard Gordon, an investigation into the country's drug war is best done by local authorities. Gordon insists the Philippines has a working congress and a functioning court. Read more »

Imee Marcos: Cutting ties with UN rights body huge loss for PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 12:01 AM

The daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos warned the Philippines will be on the losing end if it decides to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.  Read more »

Ilang senador kontra sa posibleng pagkalas ng PH sa UNHRC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 09:23 PM

Ilang senador ang tutol sa umano ay plano ni Pangulong Duterte na kumalas sa United Nations Human Rights Council.  Read more »

Locsin: PH won't cut ties with Iceland or leave UN Human Rights Council

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 04:24 PM

After hinting that the Philippines may possibly leave the UN Human Rights Council, Manila's top diplomat now says the country will stay with the UN's top human rights body. Ties with Iceland will also be maintained despite its resolution to probe the Philippine war on drugs.   Read more »

Duterte in 'wonderment' on Iceland's push for PH human rights check

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is still wondering as to why Iceland is pushing for an investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »