Tag: Human rights

In a recorded address to the nation on August 31, President Duterte ordered the head of the customs bureau to “shoot and kill” drug smugglers

The killing of the farmers has sparked outrage in Muslim communities after initial investigations revealed that the victims were executed

But some govt officials remain concerned that certain groups will take advantage of the return of internet services

The Promotion of Church People’s Response in Panay said most activists who were killed in the region were “red-tagged” and vilified first

Universal testing not an efficient use of resources, says medico group who urge focused tests instead

Communist regime uses secretive Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location system to disappear its critics

All the pontiffs are generally unanimous in their contention that workers’ rights must be respected and protected as much as possible

At least 62 human rights and civil society groups express their “grave concern" over "serious human rights violations” in the Philippines

Move comes as many of the city’s 7.5 million residents see Beijing reining in their freedoms

Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, said the international community “must act now” to stop the killings