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China, Russia elected to UN rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 06:16 AM

UNITED NATIONS - China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the Geneva-based body. Read more »

Activists say drug war fight not over, despite UNHRC 'letdown'

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 12:03 AM

MANILA - Activists and families of victims of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs on Thursday vowed to keep fighting for justice after the United Nations Human Rights Council opted to give technical assistance to a government accused of ignoring atrocities.   Read more »

Human rights groups disappointed with UNHRC resolution on PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:49 PM

Human rights groups are disappointed with a United Nations Human Rights Council's resolution that stops short of launching a probe on alleged rights violations in the Philippines. Read more »

Intersex surgery 'abuses' condemned by 34 states at UN rights forum

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 02 04:37 AM

It is the first time that unnecessary surgeries on children born with an indeterminate sex have been criticized at the United Nations, advocates said, with 34 countries signing the statement at a UN Human Rights Council session. Read more »

Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over abuses, Khashoggi

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:22 AM

GENEVA - Dozens of nations condemned Saudi Arabia before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday over serious violations and demanded accountability for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

UN rights body urged to launch probe mechanism on alleged rights abuses in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:45 AM

The rights advocates, in a statement addressed to the UN rights body, said they are "gravely concerned" over the alleged human rights violations being committed by the Philippine government "with near-total impunity." Read more »

Peaceful protests a 'fundamental human right': UN watchdog

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 04:57 AM

As authorities worldwide grapple with swelling demonstrations over issues like political rights and racial justice, a UN committee on Wednesday reaffirmed that protesting peacefully, online or in person, is a fundamental human right. Read more »

States must ensure just pandemic response, vaccines for all: UN rights council

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 01:29 AM

The UN's top rights body adopted a resolution Thursday highlighting states' responsibilities in addressing pandemics, despite criticism the text, backed by China and Russia among others, shied away from addressing civil and political rights. Read more »

PH gov't to UN rights body: We attach high importance to human rights methods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 02:29 AM

Duterte said he will "slap" Callamard if she investigates him for the alleged extrajudicial killings under his administration's war on illegal drugs.   Read more »

World entering new military 'drone age': UN expert

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 05:26 AM

The world is entering a military "second drone age" with uncontrolled proliferation and no standards governing their use, a United Nations expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday. Read more »

UN rights chief says 'as many as 10,000' flee Myanmar army operations

Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 04:16 AM

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday that up to 10,000 people had fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after what she described as heavy fighting in the past week between government troops and ethnic insurgents. Read more »

UN experts denounce 'repression' of freedom in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 03:03 AM

Dozens of independent UN experts voiced alarm Friday over the repression of fundamental freedoms in China, demanding urgent action from the UN Human Rights Council. Read more »

UN rights experts renew call for 'independent, impartial' probe on PH rights situation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 03:03 AM

International experts on Thursday renewed calls for an independent probe of the rights situation in the Philippines, nearly a year after the UN rights body adopted a resolution seeking a comprehensive report on the country's alleged abuses. Read more »

OPINION: Callamard alarmed by human rights violations in PH during lockdown

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 01 06:51 PM

It took COVID-19 to enable Agnes Callamard, United Nations special rapporteur on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Execution, to speak to a gathering of Filipinos and people who care about the situation in the Philippines via Zoom. Read more »

Palace admits: Refusal of aid from drug war inquiry backers an ‘outrage reaction’

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 05:17 PM

Malacañang admitted Thursday that the Philippines decision to shun aid and loans from countries who supported a resolution seeking a report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was “more of an outrage reaction.” Read more »

PH resumes loan, aid talks with countries seeking Duterte drug war report

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 04:19 PM

The Philippines has allowed the resumption of loan and grant negotiations with countries that supported Iceland’s call for a comprehensive report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Read more »

UN rights body urged to hold PH 'accountable for abuses' vs De Lima, rights defenders

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Posted at Feb 20 10:33 AM

A global watchdog on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold the Philippines accountable for "its abuses" against detained Sen. Leila de Lima and other human rights defenders. Read more »

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 »