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Today, December 10, is celebrated worldwide as International Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is considered a “milestone” document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly seventy years ago. It sets for the…
A mother’s plea for help from authorities in Liloan town to find her 13-year-old daughter, who was allegedly sold for sex, ended in the rescue of the girl and a 17-year-old girl, and the arrest of two…
THE Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) expressed concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration that the campaign against illegal drugs will be “relentless and chilling.” CHR-7 Director, lawyer Arvin Odron said they were alarmed that…
THE Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) was hoping that President Rodrigo Duterte would make pronouncements that would support more human rights adherent policies during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) today. CHR-7 Director…
The regional director of the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7)is hoping to hear a message that adheres to human rights in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday…
A total of 40 counts of cyberpornography-related charges were filed against seven suspected human traffickers on Thursday (July 6). The suspects (names withheld) are all females who are residents of Cordova town, Cebu. Regional State Prosecutor…
What a week! Whatever President Duterte had in mind when he tore into the biblical story of Creation and called God “stupid,” the incident has been the most revealing yet of the nature of this president and,…
DUTERTE YEAR 2 (SECOND OF FOUR PARTS) To ensure that government authorities fall within the limits allowed by law in their campaign against illegal drugs, the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) has launched a…
THEY never learn. Despite an ongoing crackdown against those involved in cyberpornography, another alleged human trafficker was arrested by police on Thursday afternoon in an entrapment operation in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City. This time, eight minors aged…
A picture is worth a thousand words. This old adage was proven again after a photo of a domestic dog was uploaded online and drew raves on social media following a fire in Minglanilla town, southern Cebu…
AI says policemen are the top human rights violators in Cebu and other parts of Central Visayas The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas says the AI report is “unacceptable” Alarming. This was how Amnesty International described…
Fed up with the spate of killings, a group of Cebuanos, many of them lawyers, formed a coalition to monitor and document all human rights abuses while repeatedly appealing to the government to take action and protect…
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