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Seven killed in Bangladesh Rohingya camp attack

Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 20 in an assault Friday on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh,...

Fears of Iraq execution spree after IS attack

Rights defenders fear Iraq may give the green light to a spree of executions of convicted jihadists in a show of strength, days after...

Drug war report out soon–DOJ

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday the inter-agency panel tasked to review the anti-drug police operations might release an initial report past its November...

Duterte tells UN: PH open to dialog on human rights, but observe non-interference principle

President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he described as efforts to weaponize human rights as he assured the United Nations that the Philippines is open...

UN urges ‘moratorium’ on facial recognition tech use in protests

Geneva—The UN human rights chief called Thursday for a “moratorium” on the use of facial recognition technology during peaceful protests, stressing that it could...

SC admits delay in release of sick, elderly detainees

The Supreme Court failed to promptly resolve the petition seeking the immediate release from prison facilities of the sick and elderly prisoners to decongest...

1,300 civilians killed in DR Congo, over half million flee in months: UN

About 1,300 civilians have been killed in conflicts across DR Congo while over half a million people have been displaced by violence in a...

UN warns of cop brutality, human rights curtailing under pandemic

Geneva, Switzerland—The UN rights chief warned Monday, April 27, that countries flouting the rule of law in the name of fighting the novel coronavirus...

UN official accused of interference

Geneva"•China on Saturday accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of “inappropriate” interference in the country’s affairs after she called for investigations into alleged...

Crippling student loans contribute to Chile’s protests

Santiago"•Spiraling student debt, with some loans the size of a mortgage, pricey tuition fees and a troubled education system have helped fan the flames...

Iceland meddling in drugs war hit

The Dangerous Drugs Board on Tuesday slammed Iceland for meddling in the government’s war on illegal drugs after it signed a draft resolution urging...

UN HCR frets over Manila’s war on drugs

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern again over the number of deaths recorded under President Rodrigo...

EU ‘satisfied’ with Manila’s explanation on drug war

The European Union is “satisfied” with the Philippine government’s explanation on the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs amid criticism that it violates human...

A worsening human rights situation

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