“It is very clear that no amount of technical assistance or capacity building will end the killings as the President and top government officials continue to incite murder and violence as official policy.”
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Why rights groups shun government-led ‘independent probe on rights abuses’ in the Philippines
Time and again, human rights organizations have called for independent investigation of mounting cases of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arrests and filing of trumped-up cases, to name a few.
Spared
By DEE AYROSO
Highlights of complaints submitted to UN human rights body
At least 16 faith-based and rights organizations have submitted their reports on the human rights situation in the Philippines. This is in response to the call for submission by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachellet after the UN Human Rights Council adopted the Iceland’s resolution to look into the…
Feeling faultless, looking witless
By DEE AYROSO
Let the probe begin
By DEE AYROSO
‘PH gov’t election to UN rights body does not absolve Duterte of accountability for rights abuses’
“No trail of blood left by this murderous regime will be forgotten.”
Cayetano crying ‘wolf!’ against UN Human Rights Council
It is ironic that the Philippine government still holds the vice presidency of the UN Human Rights Council’s Bureau despite its flagrant disregard of human rights.
UN experts condemn Lumad killings, urge Ph gov’t for independent probe
“Military occupation of civilian institutions and killing of civilians…are unacceptable, deplorable and contrary to international human rights and international humanitarian standards.”
PH indigenous peoples bring Aquino gov’t rights abuses to UN body
Katribu calls for the scrapping of Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan and the dismantling of a government commission before the United Nations Human Rights Council.
UNHRC Urges RP to ‘Completely Eliminate’ Tortures, Slays; As RP report is adopted by UN rights body
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 The 44-man team led by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, who also chairs the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC), to present the Philippine National Report (PNR) on the country’s human rights record before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in…