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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Palace assailed over comment on journalist killings
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday assailed Malacañang for downplaying the killing of journalists in the Philippines, noting that yet another broadcast journalist was shot dead on Friday in Bukidnon.
Rights watch airs concern over state, MNLF abuses in Zamboanga
By Julie S. Alipala
Claiming it had received reports of torture of suspected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) gunmen, even the elderly, by state security forces, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the Philippine government to investigate “when the smoke finally clears in Zamboanga.”
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.
Conviction of Ortega gunman draws int’l watchdog’s praise
By Cynthia D. Balana
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lauded the Philippine government for the conviction of the hired killer of environmentalist Gerry Ortega—the first conviction of an extrajudicial killing since President Benigno Aquino III came to office in 2010.
SC slammed for suspending implementation of RH law
By Philip C. Tubeza
With 14 Filipino mothers dying every day due to pregnancy complications, a respected international human rights organization and civil society groups on Wednesday scored a Supreme Court order stopping the implementation of the reproductive health law, saying it was putting at risk the lives of women in the country.
Int’l watchdog to keep keen eye on PH rights cases
By TJ Burgonio
An international human rights watchdog said it would monitor the new “superbody” President Benigno Aquino III has created to investigate and monitor high-profile rights abuse cases “to see whether it results in prompt and serious action against abusers or is just more government smoke and mirrors.”
PH still fails to prosecute human rights crimes—HRW
By Fat Reyes
A New York-based human-rights watchdog on Wednesday said that the Philippine government was premature in claiming that it had made significant progress in addressing human rights issues, insisting the need for the government to successfully prosecute those responsible for extrajudicial killings.
Inaction on Davao vigilantes hit
By Cynthia Balana
The New York-based Human Rights Watch has called on the government to act on the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to hold local officials in Davao City accountable for the unabated and systematic pattern of extrajudicial killings by a vigilante group in the city from 2005 to 2009.
Human Rights Watch urges Aquino to stop killings
By TJ Burgonio
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday took President Benigno Aquino to task for failing to stop the killing of environmental advocates while promoting mining in the country.
‘Gov’t not doing enough to punish rights abusers’
By TJ BurgonioA New York-based human rights watchdog on Saturday said Philippine government efforts at prosecuting human rights violators were not enough, with most cases failing to reach the trial stage.
Migrant workers in Qatar risk ‘forced labor’—HRW
Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday that migrant construction workers in Qatar, which is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup, risk serious abuse amounting to “forced labor.”
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