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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018—- The Philippines is included in the United Nations’ (UN) list of “shameful” countries which it said had carried out reprisals or intimidation against people cooperating with it on human rights through killings, torture and arbitrary arrests.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (philstar.com), Jun 6, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Respect for both labor and human rights is important to investors, the European Union reminded the Philippines.

by Agence France-Presse, Mar 1, 2018 PARIS — Iraq and the Philippines are the deadliest places for journalists, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Developments in the region suggest that the goal remains far from becoming a reality anytime soon. By Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Jan 19, 2018 Last month, the Philippines handed over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) to Singapore. Immediately, Singapore’s representative to the AICHR, Shashi Jayakumar, vowed to take an active role in…

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BY REECE FERGUSON, Oct 17, 2017 Picture the scene: It’s 1976 and Adolph “Dolph-Dolph” Hitler has just been made vice-chancellor of Germany, in what many see as one of the biggest and most unlikely political comebacks in history.

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By Pia Lee-Brago and Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), May 12, 2017 After hearing the Duterte administration defend the conduct of its war on drugs, representatives of 45 of the 47 nations gathered in Geneva for a review of the country’s human rights record emerged apparently unconvinced, as they called on the government to end…

By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News, Mar 4, 2017 Human rights groups noted little progress in implementing and enforcing reforms aimed at improving investigations and prosecutions of suspected human rights violations, the US State Department said in a report on Saturday.

By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), November 18, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Despite criticisms over alleged human rights violations committed in connection with the anti-drug campaign, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that a majority or 74 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the way the government was promoting human rights.

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@inquirerdotnet Agence France-Presse, September 22nd, 2016 UNITED NATIONS, United States — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned countries that criminalize homosexuality they were “bucking the tide of history,” during the first UN high-level meeting on LGBT rights.

@inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22nd, 2016, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/791731/ph-deadly-for-environmentalists The Philippines is not only the second most dangerous place for journalists, it is also the second deadliest country for environmental activists.

WASHINGTON — The US State Department issued its annual “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2015” on Wednesday, pointing the finger at alleged rights abuses around the globe.

THE EUROPEAN Commission has adopted its first monitoring report on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) that included an assessment of the Philippines’ implementation of 27 international conventions.

MANILA, Philippines – The European Commission said on Thursday that the Philippines is making good progress on implementing 27 international conventions on human rights, labor rights, environment and governance.

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The Philippines ranks 141st out of 180 countries in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines became a less dangerous country for journalists in 2015 after improving its ranking for press freedom, Paris-based organization Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) revealed.

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday said there is a sharp increase in cases of human rights violations in the country and, although the number of incidents is not as big compared to that during the martial law period, it remains a cause of concern.

MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – The rank-and-file personnel of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) will take turns reaffirming commitment to universal human rights doctrine as part of the unit’s observance of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month.

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WASHINGTON – Extrajudicial killings by security forces and vigilante groups, an overburdened criminal justice system, a meager record of prosecutions, and widespread official corruption and abuse of power are the most significant human rights problems in the Philippines, the US State Department said.

Malacañang on Saturday asked Congress and the judiciary to come together with the executive branch of government and explore ways to address human rights issues being raised in the US State Department’s 2014 report on the Philippines.

Brussels, 10 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The Gulf States are among the world’s worst countries for workers’ rights, while workers under European austerity measures endured the starkest deterioration of standards, according to the 2015 Global Rights Index.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst record in bringing wrongdoers to justice, according to a study of countries plagued by impunity. The country topped the list of 59 countries included in the first World Impunity Index drawn up by the Impunity and Justice Research Center of the…

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Davao had recorded a decrease in human rights violation cases conducted by police officials for the first quarter of this year. Speaking on Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex, CHR-Davao chief investigator Emiliano Cajes said that for this year, they have only recorded one case each against officials…

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