Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 01:27:04 +0000

Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.

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NATO, EU condemn Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:00:25 +0000

NATO, EU condemn Russia's 2014 seizure of Crimea

NATO and the EU have condemned Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula five years after Moscow declared it Russian territory.

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HRW: Killing pro-poor lawyers is silencing the voice of poor people

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:36:56 +0000

HRW: Killing pro-poor lawyers is silencing the voice of poor people

The Human RIghts Watch said that killing lawyers is equivalent to silencing the voice of the poor people in the country.

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HRW: Killing lawyers is silencing the voice of poor people

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:36:56 +0000

HRW: Killing lawyers is silencing the voice of poor people

The Human RIghts Watch said that killing lawyers is equivalent to silencing the voice of the poor people in the country.

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PH won’t cooperate with word criminal court, Palace reiterates

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:27:49 +0000

THE Philippines will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) should it proceed with its investigation against President Rodrigo Duterte and his war on drugs, Malacañang reiterated on Thursday. Palace spokesman Salvador…READ

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From VP Leni to women: 3 ways to become ‘unbreakable’

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:28:45 +0000

From VP Leni to women: 3 ways to become ‘unbreakable’

On International Women’s Day, Vice President Leni Robredo offered three suggestions to help Filipino women make themselves “unbreakable”: Be economically independent, help other women and socialize after work.

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Drug policies should rebuild, not threaten lives–UN exec

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:44:00 +0000

Drug policies should rebuild, not threaten lives–UN exec

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said the Philippines’ war on drugs should not be held up as a model by any country fighting narcotics

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PDEA: 12 Western Visayas pols on narcolist

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:40:47 +0000

At least 12 politicians from Western Visayas, including incumbent officials, are on the list of suspected drug protectors

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Palace hits UN exec’s remark on drug war: You think you know better?

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:05:05 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday dismissed the remarks of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet that the drug war in the Philippines “should not be considered a model by any country.”

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