CHR starts probe into killing of 14 farmers in Negros Oriental

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:44:57 +0000

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is now investigating the case of the 14 farmers killed during police operations in Negros Oriental on Saturday.

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CHR to probe Barangay Commonwealth’s ‘drug-free’ sticker drive

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:27:08 +0000

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday slammed the recent “drug-free” sticker drive in Barangay (village) Commonwealth in Quezon City, citing possible human rights violations.

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CHR asked to probe red-tagging of human rights groups

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:11:45 +0000

A human rights group on Tuesday filed complaints before the CHR over the alleged practice of the administration to tag organizations as communist fronts.

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CHR hits school violence in wake of ROTC cadet’s death in Iloilo

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:21:59 +0000

CHR hits school violence in wake of ROTC cadet’s death in Iloilo

“Violence should never be allowed in schools and universities.” The Commission on Human Rights said this in a statement issued on Tuesday following the death of Willy Amihoy, a student and ROTC) cadet at the Iloilo State College of Fisheries in Dumaguete, Iloilo.

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On Women’s Day, CHR calls for end to ‘misogynistic remarks’,‘rape jokes’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:12:38 +0000

On Women’s Day, CHR calls for end to 'misogynistic remarks’,‘rape jokes’

On the international observance of Women’s Day, the CHR called for an end to “misogynistic remarks” and “rape jokes.”

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Narcoflop: Palace says wiretap talk ‘educated guess’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:32:57 +0000

Narcoflop: Palace says wiretap talk ‘educated guess’

A Malacañang official on Thursday clarified a statement attributed to him to the effect that President Duterte’s so-called narcolist

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Palace backs BuCor move to cancel privileges of inmates

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 06:03:25 +0000

Palace backs BuCor move to cancel privileges of inmates

Malacañang supported the move of BuCor to cancel the inmates’ privileges at Bilibid following the entry of prohibited items inside the penitentiaries.

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CHR to gov’t: Improve jail management instead of canceling inmates’ privileges

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:49:19 +0000

CHR to gov't: Improve jail management instead of canceling inmates' privileges

The CHR called on the government to focus on improving jail management instead of canceling the privileges of inmates.

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