Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:55:13 +0000
The Duterte government is inviting comparisons to restrictive states like North Korea and Myanmar if it refuses to allow the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy director Phil Robertson said on Friday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:50:48 +0000
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde rated himself from “7 to 8” out of 10 in carrying out the government’s campaign against illegal drugs despite overwhelming criticism here and…READ
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:38:18 +0000
Panelo on Thursday said “innocent” victims caught in the crossfire between the government and its “enemies” should be compensated.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 03:15:16 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — On the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday called President Rodrigo Duterte as the “single biggest threat to human rights” in the country. “The President has singlehandedly rolled back human rights safeguards and made the country a haven for human rights violators,” Hontiveros said in […]
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Malacañang on Thursday scoffed at the finding of the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) that President Duterte was guilty of human rights violations for the thousands of killings in his brutal war on drugs, persecution of political opponents and enforcement of military rule in Mindanao.
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