Aussie FM urged to raise PH’s ‘paralyzed criminal justice system’
By Matikas Santos
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged visiting Australian foreign minister to raise concerns about the “paralyzed criminal justice system” of the Philippines.
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“Rescue in the Philippines” to be shown at UN and US Capitol in Nov.
Acclaimed documentary film “Rescue in the Philippines” will be shown at the United Nations headquarters and the US Capitol in November.
Aquino scrimps on words over Sabah claim
By Christian V. Esguerra
President Aquino is keeping his cards close to his chest on whether the Philippine government would pursue its claim on Sabah during the remainder of his term.
AFP, MNLF have committed human-rights abuses—HRW
By Matikas Santos
Both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the armed members of the rebel group Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have committed human-rights abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday.
Foreigners warned against marching vs pork
By Jerome Aning, Jocelyn R. Uy
Think twice before joining demonstrations in the country, the Bureau of Immigration on Monday warned foreigners, a few days after it deported a Canadian student arrested last week for joining a protest rally during President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address in July.
Mindanao nun tags US military use of drones ‘killer program’
By Carlo Agamon
Washington’s drone program was branded “killer program” by a Mindanao-based nuns’ association as it called on the government to reject attempts by the Americans to put up a base in the country.
Lawyers hit Dutch activist’s ouster
By Jerome Aning
A lawyers’ group on Thursday scored the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for putting on its blacklist Dutch activist Thomas van Beersum, who was deported from the country on Wednesday for overstaying and participating in a political rally.
EU pours P570M into PH project to fight rights abuses
By Frances Mangosing
A P570-million comprehensive reform program funded by the European Union to help the Philippine government address the problems of human rights violations and long-term reform of the justice system was launched Thursday.
UN voices concern over child warriors in PH
By Tarra Quismundo
Some 26 children were recruited as soldiers, messengers and informants in conflict zones while dozens of other minors were slain and maimed in militant attacks and gunfights in the Philippines last year, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said in a report.
Human rights lawyer slams Osaka mayor on ‘crass, obscene’ remark
By Christine O. Avendaño
A lawyer for Filipino comfort women in World War II on Wednesday slammed Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto for his “crass” and “obscene” statement that the sexual service they provided for the Japanese soldiers was “necessary” to keep them in check.
Int’l rights group slams AFP appointment
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the appointment of a spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines who, it said, had not been able to improve the human rights record of the military.
PH a torture-risk state—AHRC official
By Leila B. Salaverria
Saying the Philippines was a “torture risk state,” an official of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has criticized the Hong Kong Immigration Department for its decision denying the claim for protection of Myrna Reblando, widow of slain Manila Bulletin correspondent Bong Reblando, one of the victims in the Maguindanao massacre.
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