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Topic: witness

‘Ridiculous’: De Lima appeals Ombudsman's junking of her raps vs Guevarra

‘Ridiculous’: De Lima appeals Ombudsman's junking of her raps vs Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:28 PM

Detained Sen. Leila De Lima on Saturday appealed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision which dismissed her complaint against Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for allegedly violating the law on using criminal convicts as state witnesses.    Read more »

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 26 11:49 PM

Like thousands of other Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to join the military because of their religious beliefs, Lee Seung-ki will serve time in a South Korean prison. Read more »

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 11:57 AM

Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed. Read more »

Witness protection for 3 PhilHealth 'whistleblowers' sought - DOJ

Witness protection for 3 PhilHealth 'whistleblowers' sought - DOJ

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 01:29 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday night said it received formal requests from the Senate to place “whistleblowers” in the alleged multibillion-peso corruption scandal in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) under the government's witness protection program (WPP).  Read more »

Philippines: deadliest country in Asia for land defenders

Philippines: deadliest country in Asia for land defenders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:45 AM

The Philippines was the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental defenders again last year while slipping to second most dangerous in the world behind Colombia, a watchdog said Wednesday.   Read more »

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 08:36 AM

At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported Wednesday.   Read more »

Jehovah's Witness jailed in Russia for extremism, lawyer says

Jehovah's Witness jailed in Russia for extremism, lawyer says

Alexander Marrow, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 06:41 PM

The ruling at the Pskov City Court, handed to 61-year-old Gennady Shpakovskiy, was the harshest sentence for a Jehovah's Witness in Russia since a Supreme Court decision in 2017 ruled the Christian denomination was an extremist organization and should disband, the group said. Read more »

NBI to probe ambush of key Maguindanao massacre witness

NBI to probe ambush of key Maguindanao massacre witness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 07:05 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation will investigate the ambush on a key witness of the Maguindanao massacre, according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.  Read more »

Maguindanao massacre key witness hurt in South Cotabato ambush

Maguindanao massacre key witness hurt in South Cotabato ambush

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 01:03 PM

A key witness in the Maguindanao massacre trial was ambushed in South Cotabato Wednesday morning, according to private prosecutor Nena Santos, the lawyer of some of the massacre victims. Read more »

Russia jails outlawed Jehovah's Witness for 6 years

Russia jails outlawed Jehovah's Witness for 6 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 02:26 AM

Russia outlawed the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017, calling them an extremist organization.    Read more »

Russia jails Jehovah's Witness member for 6 years amid crackdown on religious group

Russia jails Jehovah's Witness member for 6 years amid crackdown on religious group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 06:59 PM

Russia outlawed the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017, calling them an extremist organization. Read more »

Palace hits Global Witness as source of lies after report on land activist murders

Palace hits Global Witness as source of lies after report on land activist murders

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 12:50 PM

Malacañang blasted Wednesday international rights watchdog Global Witness as a source of lies after the group published a report on the sharp increase of murders of environmental activists and land defenders in the Philippines under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Murders of land activists spike under Philippines' Duterte: watchdog

Murders of land activists spike under Philippines' Duterte: watchdog

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 12:19 PM

MANILA - Murders of environmental activists and land defenders in the Philippines have risen sharply under President Rodrigo Duterte, an international rights watchdog said Tuesday, alleging his speeches and policies have "emboldened" the killers. Read more »

'Good conduct time allowance, ibinebenta ng ilang BuCor officials'

'Good conduct time allowance, ibinebenta ng ilang BuCor officials'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 11:54 PM

Ikinuwento ni Yolanda Camelon kung paano siya inalok ng empleyado ng Bureau of Corrections na mapalaya nang maaga ang kaniyang asawa kapalit ng pera. Read more »

Star witness sa murder case pinagbabaril sa Taguig, kritikal

Star witness sa murder case pinagbabaril sa Taguig, kritikal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 08:01 PM

Ang biktima ay tumayong testigo nang mabaril ang kaniyang kaibigan na si Jaynard Guzman alyas "Jeje" noong 2017.  Read more »

'Bikoy' in anti-Duterte videos seeks witness protection

'Bikoy' in anti-Duterte videos seeks witness protection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 04:38 PM

The man who claimed to be "Bikoy" in a series of viral videos linking President Rodrigo Duterte's family in the drug trade has sought witness protection. Read more »

PH deadliest for land defenders? PNP says survey may have missed 'communist' factor

PH deadliest for land defenders? PNP says survey may have missed 'communist' factor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 05:12 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said Britain-based human rights group Global Witness "may have missed [a] point in its survey" when it tagged the Philippines as the world's deadliest nation for land rights. Read more »

Activists urge UN body to probe Negros land defenders' killings

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 »

Philippines is world's deadliest nation for land rights: campaign group

Philippines is world's deadliest nation for land rights: campaign group

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Jul 30 02:24 PM

More than 3 people were murdered each week last year while protecting their land from encroaching industries, a human rights group said on Tuesday, with a 4-fold increase in killings related to conflicts over water. Read more »

DOJ: 'Bikoy' may apply for witness protection

DOJ: 'Bikoy' may apply for witness protection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 11:24 AM

MANILA – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the government may provide protection to Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who introduced himself as “Bikoy” who accused opposition figures of plotting to unseat President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

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