Amnesty International hails SC ruling on RH law
By Matikas Santos
An international human rights group praised the Philippine Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law.
An international human rights group praised the Philippine Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said migrant domestic workers, including Filipino women brought to the United Kingdom by their employers, are being subjected to serious abuses like forced labor.
The Human Rights Victims Claims Board (HRVC) on Saturday paid tribute to Filipino women for their contributions to the struggle for freedom and human rights, especially during the martial law years.
United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg on Saturday said his government remained committed to assisting the Philippines deal with “human rights challenges” in the face of a US State Department report criticizing the country for failing to stamp out extrajudicial killings.
Human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances by government security forces, continued unabated in the Philippines in the past year, according to the US State Department’s 2014 Human Rights Report released here on Thursday.
Children whose human rights have been violated can now seek international justice through the United Nations. On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly, enacted an instrument known as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure (OP3 CRC) that was adopted in December 2011.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged visiting Australian foreign minister to raise concerns about the “paralyzed criminal justice system” of the Philippines.
Acclaimed documentary film “Rescue in the Philippines” will be shown at the United Nations headquarters and the US Capitol in November.
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.
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.
PH case vs China a model for int’l sea disputes
Defense accord with US a ‘security cover’ for PH
New pact set for Obama
US to China: We will protect Philippines
China: PH tarnishing Beijing’s international image
Palace ready for China backlash
UN case not a challenge to China—Aquino
PH expands claim to include Ayungin
PH protests China water cannon attack
Chinese ships fire water cannon at PH fishers
Japan presents $57-B ‘dream plan’ to solve Metro congestion
Tim Tebow’s charity hospital in Davao seen to open in 7 months
OFW died of Mers-CoV in Saudi Arabia, says family
Aquino, Obama to tackle US pivot to Asia during state visit
Asia seeks Obama’s assurance in territorial spats
Cesar Chavez movie sparks memories of Fil-Am labor leaders
Visas for priests and other faith leaders
DOH to continue tracking co-passengers of OFW infected with MERS virus
5 Filipinos with MERS in UAE reported in stable condition
