Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:25:41 +0000
MANILA, Philippines -The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday condemned the killing of a Mangyan tribe leader, allegedly carried out by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Occidental Mindoro earlier this month.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:35:57 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded companies of their moral obligation to operate “within the bounds of ethical guidelines” and ensure that earning profit does not come at the expense of other people’s dignity after a skin whitening brand implied in an advertisement that white skin was more beautiful.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 06:13:22 +0000
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday condemned the abduction of a barangay (village) chief and three others by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 06:13:22 +0000
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday condemned the abduction of a barangay (village) chief and three others by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro.
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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 03:25:03 +0000
The government should use its powers to protect the rights of the people instead of curtailing the public’s liberty.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:07:15 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is urging government to investigate other cases where drug suspects allegedly resisted arrest (nalaban) during ‘Oplan Tokhang’ operations after the dismissal of a Manila police officer who shot dead a supposed drug suspect with epilepsy in 2017.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:12:21 +0000
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged government on Friday to investigate other alleged “unlawful aggression” or “nanlaban” cases linked
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:01:48 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court’s recent order to release “Oplan Tokhang” police reports is a huge step in exacting accountability from the perpetrators,” of the government’s bloody war on drugs, former human rights chair Etta Rosales said.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:00:51 +0000
The CHR has called on the public and private sectors to provide more opportunities for Filipinos with autism spectrum disorder.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:24:27 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights and farmers’ groups and the Catholic Church on Sunday condemned the killings of 14 farmers in Canlaon City and two towns in Negros Oriental province, denying police claims that the victims were communist rebels who had violently resisted arrest.
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