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‘Human rights under PBBM gained marked improvements’

THE human rights situation in the country has significantly improved under the Marcos administration, marked by significant accomplishments in providing equal and fair opportunities...

Myanmar used ‘vacuum bomb’ in village air strike – HRW

Myanmar’s military used a “vacuum bomb” in an air strike on an opposition village that killed dozens of people in a likely war crime...

Russian attack on Ukraine station a ‘war crime’: HRW

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a "war crime" with a missile attack that killed some 60 fleeing civilians at a...

HRW questions appointment of new CHR chief

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday questioned the appointment of lawyer Richard Palpal-latoc as chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), noting that...

Aussie teenager feared dead in Syrian jail—family

An Australian teenager is believed to have died in a Syrian jail after being held for three years, his family said Monday as they...

Warfare by other means

"Perhaps, if the CPP/NPA gives up the armed component of their struggle to take over the reins of government and wage the fight only...

‘PH needs independent CHR chief’

International watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to choose “qualified and independent” human rights advocates who will...

HRW to BBM: Address human rights concerns due to anti-drug war

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on leading presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to address alleged violations of human...

HRW urges drug charges vs. Sen. De Lima dropped

The militant Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate dropping of charges against detained Senator Leila de Lima. This developed as De...

Protect prisoners from cholera—HRW

Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country’s...

100,000 trapped in Mariupol ‘hellscape’

Kyiv—Almost 100,000 people are trapped among the ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, facing starvation, thirst, and relentless Russian bombardment, President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Human Rights Watch calls for probe into murder of UN workers in DR Congo

Human Rights Watch called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Monday for "a credible international inquiry" into the 2017 murder in the Democratic Republic...

Belarus, Poland violate human rights of migrants at their border—watchdog

Belarusian border guards may be guilty of torture against migrants on the country’s border with Poland, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, adding that both...

UN delegation in Mali urged to press junta over abuses

Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations to pressure Mali in weekend talks to investigate summary executions and disappearances allegedly carried out by...
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