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CHR rejects bill imposing death penalty on corrupt officials

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday expressed strong objection to a bill pushing for the death penalty by firing squad of public...

EJK victims kin seek Rody’s disbarment

Former president Rodrigo Duterte is facing a disbarment complaint filed by relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and human rights advocates before the...

Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’—UN rights chief

Geneva, Switzerland—The United Nations (UN) rights chief insisted Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online "is not censorship," days after Meta scrapped its...

Israel threatens to step up Gaza strikes

Israel warned Wednesday that it will intensify its strikes in Gaza if Hamas keeps up its rocket fire, as Palestinian rescuers reported dozens of...

Israel accused of ‘acts of genocide’, ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

Israel on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" and exhibiting "signs of ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive in Gaza, charges Israeli authorities...

Gaps in birth registration leave 150 million children ‘invisible’—UNICEF

United Nations, United States—Despite recent progress in birth registration, some 150 million children worldwide remain "invisible," deprived of legal identity and exposed to the risk...

Marcos OKs one-stop system for reporting child abuse

President Ferdinand Marcos has approved a one-stop system for reporting and addressing child rights violations, Malacañang announced on Tuesday. Executive Order No. 79, signed by...

DND stresses zero-tolerance policy on violence against women

The Department of National Defense (DND) reiterated its commitment to ending violence against women on Monday. During its flag ceremony, Senior Undersecretary Irineo C. Espino,...

Thankful for knowing better

It’s still Thanksgiving on the other side of the globe, even if it is already Friday here in the Philippines. No single country, however, has...

CHR backs Senate bill on ‘Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers’

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) voiced support on Thursday for Senate Bill (SB) No. 2838, known as the "Magna Carta of Barangay Health...

CHR condemns fatal attack on 15-year-old blamed on youth leader

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday condemned the brutal physical violence supposedly committed by a youth official from the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...

Truth telling on Duterte’s massacre of the poor

“That Senate hearing was a legal disaster for him.” Truth telling is good for the country, especially for the victims’ families. It is rare that...

CHR lauds Supreme Court ruling on ‘constructive illegal dismissal’

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed on Friday a recent Supreme Court (SC) decision, which declared that demotion, verbal abuse and indifferent behavior...

UP, CHR agree on transfer deed for ML museum

The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Human Rights Violation Victims Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) on Friday announced the signing of the required deed...
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