Palace welcomes UNHRC adoption of PH human rights report in Geneva

Inquirer.net 09/23/2017

  The Malacañang on Saturday welcomed the United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) final adoption of the third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report. “The adoption of the Philippine UPR Report in Geneva recognizes the human rights…

Rendering CHR inutile

Editorial 09/15/2017

It’s not that Congress is determined to abolish the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) especially after being on the receiving end of a public backlash over its passage of a paltry P1,000 budget for the agency. As…

What price human rights?

Stephen D. Capillas 09/15/2017

It’s quite distressing to note that even with the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) approving the additional budget for the road right-of-way component of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project those who opposed to it are…

Visiting rights resumed

Morexette B. Erram 09/14/2017

CPDRC Visiting privileges are back at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) after jail authorities lifted a monthlong suspension last Monday. As of yesterday morning, CPDRC Acting Warden Roberto Legaspi said they have allowed people…

PH drug war under fire at UN rights council

05/09/2017

GENEVA — The Philippines came under global pressure Monday over its deadly drug war, facing calls for action following an alleged wave of extrajudicial killings. Diplomats from all continents raised concern over the surge in deaths during…

Forum updates PWDs on their rights, benefits

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/18/2017

Groups of persons with disabilities (PWDs) from all over Cebu attended a forum on their rights, privileges and benefits at the Social Hall of Cebu City Hall last Friday. Dubbed “Ang Pagtambayayong Alang Sa Atong Kaigsuonang PWD…

CHR PROBE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/03/2017

Concerns that stripping naked CPDRC inmates violates human rights come to fore Concerns over the stripping naked of inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) during a raid and herding them to a quadrangle…

Duterte urged: Assert PH rights in South China Sea

03/03/2017

Senior officials of a Washington-based think tank group stressed the importance of asserting the arbitral tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea, expressing skepticism over a code of conduct being pursued by member-countries of the Association of…

To be human

Radel Paredes 12/10/2016

As I write this today, December 10, the world celebrates International Human Rights Day. It commemorates the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on this day in 1948, a…

Human rights make man human

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/10/2016

For Senator Jose W. Diokno, no cause is more worthy than the cause of human rights. Human rights are more than legal concepts; they are the essence of man. They are what make man human. That is…

Repudiation

Editorial 12/09/2016

Today’s observance of Human Rights Day gains a certain significance in this country for this year especially under this administration, which drew criticism for its relentless, take-no-prisoners war on illegal drugs and its support for the burial…

Right to road space

Stephen D. Capillas 12/01/2016

Yesterday kicked off the month-long observance of the annual Yuletide season or Christmas as the global Christian community calls it. While the prevalent atmosphere and mood on the streets is usually one of festivity and cheer, it’s…

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