Tag: Human Rights Watch

“Senator Leila de Lima has suffered five years in detention for an alleged crime that key witnesses now dispute”

Senator De Lima has been detained since February 2017 on drug charges, allegedly in retaliation for her criticism of Duterte’s “war on drugs”

Human Rights Watch noted that red-tagging has become “deadlier” since Rodrigo Duterte became president in 2016

Human Rights Watch said the candidates “should speak out about all aspects of the human rights situation ... including the ‘war on drugs’”

The ICC tribunal can only investigate allegations if a country does not conduct genuine proceedings

South Korea has become the global epicenter of spycam — the use of tiny, hidden cameras to film victims naked, urinating or having sex

The killing once again put the spotlight on abusive police conduct in the Philippines

Rights groups, however, warn of 'another tokenistic and cynical mirage, a puny, even if sincere, desire at real institutional reforms'

Human Rights Watch said activists and government critics have been subjected to police questioning and are facing potential prosecution

Military leader should not be welcomed at an intergovernmental gathering to address a crisis he created, Human Rights Watch says