Human rights group urges PH to stop red-tagging 

Krixia Subingsubing 01/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Before the controversial antiterror law takes effect on January 15, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Philippine government to stop the harmful practice of red-tagging leftist activists and critics. In their 2024 World Report,…

CHR: Marcos gov’t ‘open’ to human rights concerns

Krixia Subingsubing 12/25/2023

Although the human rights situation in the country is still far from ideal, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses cautious optimism regarding the Marcos administration’s willingness to listen to and actively engage with the agency. During…

Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

10/07/2023

OSLO — Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee…

Spotlight on Cinemalaya films on human rights, red-tagging and extrajudicial killings  

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 08/08/2023

“If you destroy my country, I will kill you.” These are the words of former President Rodrigo Duterte that resonated in the documentary film Maria  of the 19th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival at the at the Philippine…

North Korea executes people for South Korean videos, drugs – report

Reuters 03/30/2023

SEOUL — North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens’ human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday. South Korea’s Unification…

UN says AI poses ‘serious risk’ for human rights

Agence France Presse 02/18/2023

GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations rights chief on Saturday warned that recent advances in artificial intelligence or AI posed a grave threat to human rights and called for safeguards to prevent violations. This week, more than…

UN still needs to scrutinize the Philippines

Carlos H. Conde - @inquirerdotnet 09/12/2022

Has the human rights situation in the Philippines improved, as some United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) member states want to believe? Since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. became president two months ago, Philippine press reports about killings…

The state of our nation

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 07/28/2022

President Marcos Jr. may have given his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, but the state of our nation had already been illustrated a day prior. The senseless violence we witnessed last Sunday is…

Marcos urged to allow vetting of next CHR execs

Dempsey Reyes 05/14/2022

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. makes his way to Malacañang, he will be met by controversies surrounding the country’s human rights situation, especially the killings during his predecessor’s brutal drug war, and a Commission on Human Rights (CHR)…

Bongbong Marcos now calls on Russia to ‘respect’ Ukraine’s freedom

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After earlier saying that there is no need for the Philippines to take a stance on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is now calling on Russia to…

ICC pre-trial chamber authorizes start of probe into Duterte’s drug war

Zacarian Sarao 09/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved the start of the probe into the crimes against humanity cases filed against President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the drug war…

Resch: Demolition of vendors’ stalls ‘inhumane’

Dyrecka Letigio 09/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City ex-officio Councilor Jessica Resch, the president of the city’s Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation, has questioned the demolition of the stalls and vendor structures at the portions of Lavo Seaside, Unit 2,…

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