For the investigation to push through, the UN must garner at least 24 votes from the 47 member states.
Child advocacy group urges UN member-countries to support probe on rights violations in PH
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Kin of victims of ‘drug war’ urge UN to probe cases in PH
“UNHRC, you are welcome here!“
UN experts seek independent probe into rights violations in the Philippines
“It is time for the Human Rights Council to take action against these sustained attacks on human rights defenders and independent watchdog institutions.”
Karapatan files complaints with UN officials vs military’s red-tagging
“The recent circus tour of the NTF in diplomatic missions in Europe is a mere frantic attempt by the Duterte government to discredit organizations such as Karapatan, Ibon and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, which are exposing the issues and crimes that this regime wants buried in this cycle of red-tagging. But this has serious implications, particularly with human rights defenders on the ground.”
Delisting Desap
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PH gov’t red tags rights groups in complaint to UN
“The testimonies of the victims and their communities, as well as their steadfast commitment to fight for justice are enough bases to overcome the lies of this administration.”
Support mounts for activists included in gov’t ‘terror list’
“It is deeply concerning that authorities have routinely responded to the expressions of environmental and human rights defenders by criminalizing and delegitimizing their voices.”
US sabotaging UN climate talks in South Africa – environmental groups
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In Durban, it’s time for governments to listen to the people, not the polluting corporations.” – Greenpeace
UN urges Obama to lift US blockade vs Cuba
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – In Cuba, children and adults suffering from malignant bone tumors have not been given functional treatments. Extendable prostheses used to replace bone parts during tumor surgery are sold by US companies. Until now, Cuba cannot use US dollars in its transactions, or freely import or export products, including…
Urban poor urges United Nations to investigate rights violations
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Real development must be based on social justice. It cannot be achieved by forcibly evicting and throwing us to the countryside and to remote places without decisively resolving the roots of our poverty and oppression.”
Obama at UN Summit: Foreign Aid Is “Core Pillar of American Power”
At the UN Wednesday, President Obama unveiled a plan to revitalize US foreign aid programs, which have been marginalized since the end of the cold war. By HOWARD LAFRANCHI The Christian Science Monitor / Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com United Nations, New York – President Obama on Wednesday unveiled a policy directive that defines the…