Human Rights

EU gives P 600 million more after praising result of P 234 million given in 2009 to end political killings in the Philippines Manila: The European Union (EU) has given P 600 million (Dh 50 million) more to the Philippine government after it has expressed satisfaction with the results of the P 234 million (Dh…

MANILA, Philippines—The European Union sent a delegation to the Philippines to look into the progress of the country’s drive to stop extra-judicial killings, Philippine National Police chief Director General Raul Bacalzo said Thursday.

TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, July 21 (PIA) — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is currently holding its 2nd National Educators’ Congress on Human Rights Education (2NECHRE) at the Development Academy of the Philippines with the theme, “Human Rights Education: Changing Culture Towards Peace and Good Governance” which started July 20 and ends July 23.

MANILA, Philippines – The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) had cited the failure of the government to investigate and prosecute cases of unexplained killings and enforced disappearances that have remained unsolved during the first year in office of President Aquino.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday branded as “unfair” the report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) saying the administration of President Aquino has failed to curb extra-judicial killings and other human rights abuses by the military.

President Aquino has failed to curb extra-judicial killings and other human rights abuses by the military during his first year in office, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

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QUEZON CITY, July 12 (PIA) — In line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s call to a more effective promotion and protection of human rights, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Loretta Ann ‘Etta’ Rosales on Tuesday appealed to members of media to be their agency’s watchdog in monitoring the human rights compliance of government…

MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chair Loretta Rosales today reported a decrease in human rights violations under the Aquino administration. Speaking after a workshop with military officers, Rosales said there are human rights violation cases under the Aquino administration but the number is at a lower level.

A total of 90 human rights violations were committed during the one year administration of President Aquino, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) revealed yesterday. In an interview after a human rights forum in Camp Aguinaldo, CHR Chairman Etta Rosales said that from the period July 1, 2010 to June 23, 2011, the CHR recorded…

MANILA, Philippines—One year on, how is the Aquino government doing in stopping extra-judicial killings? It depends on who’s doing the math. The Department of Interior and Local Government said there have been 15 extra-judicial killings involving media practitioners, activists, teachers and unionists from July last year to May 31.

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ITUC Online 133/050711 Brussels, 5 July 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Deutsche Telekom’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, released yesterday, hides the truth about the company’s aggressive anti-union campaign in its T-Mobile USA operations, undermining its claim to leadership in the field of social responsibility. The report mentions Deutsche Telekom’s commitment to ILO, OECD and UN Global…

The human rights records of the Philippine Army in Negros continues to improve as shown by its record of zero “human rights violations” in the past six months of this year, compared to previous years, Commission on Human Rights records showed.

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines (PNA) – An international human rights advocate asked the Commission on Human Rights to investigate human rights violations allegedly committed by elements of the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army following an encounter between the New People’s Army and government troops last March 16 in Sitio Payaw-payawan, Nagbinlod, Sta. Catalina in…

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(New York) – President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines has done little during his first year in office to carry out his campaign commitments to justice for rights violations and to dismantle “private armies,” Human Rights Watch said in a background paper released today.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Human rights violations committed by the government and private parties against transgender Filipinos may soon be subject to international legal censure and corrective measures, if activists and lawyers succeed in getting the attention of the United Nations, pro-gay advocates said Saturday.

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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Loren Legarda has put passion into another new advocacy of hers; she wants Human Rights subject to be included in the school curricula, whether private or public. This is to ensure that all students will be made aware of their rights and to prevent them from becoming victims of human rights…

FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City, Philippines—Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff  Eduardo Oban Jr.  has set up human rights offices in all branches of the AFP to investigate cases of forced disappearances of political activists and other people.

The United Kingdom has granted nearly P4.2 million to a non-government organization in the Philippines to train health professionals in providing proper documentation and expert testimony in human rights cases.

A religious group yesterday filed a civil suit against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo for the alleged human rights abuses against its members during her administration.

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WASHINGTON: An annual survey of the rule of law around the world released on Monday sees weak protections for fundamental rights in China, “serious deficiencies” in Russia and problems with discrimination in the United States.

LEGAZPI CITY ,Philippines  – An unidentified assassin shot dead a broadcaster early yesterday morning in Iriga City. Chief Superintendent Victor Deona, Camarines Sur police director, said Romeo Olea, a reporter and commentator of radio station dwEB-FM, was on his motorcycle when a gunman riding tandem on another motorcycle shot him in front of the Holy…

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday belied findings by an international human rights watchdog of insufficient steps by the Aquino administration to address the culture of impunity in extra-judicial killings in the country.