THE United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted the first-ever resolution aimed at promoting and protecting the human rights of seafarers.
Tabled by the Philippines,...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the Philippine government is seriously addressing the problem of jail congestion with what he described as “outside-the-box-solutions” to...
Geneva—The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday condemned Iran’s repression of peaceful demonstrators following the death of Mahsa Amini and voted to create...
According to him, the Marcos administration will never tolerate abuses committed by state security forces.
In his speech early this month before the United Nations...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has declared before the United Nations Human Rights Council that the Philippine criminal justice system is...
President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia this weekend where the 10 members are...
"Can we expect the Justice Department to cooperate fully with the Commission on Human Rights in making errant cops accountable?"
In a moment of candor...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday criticized the United Nations Human Rights Council for “deliberately misinterpreting the Philippines’ remarks on the resolution...
The Philippines has set itself apart from a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution demanding the release of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi,...
President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he described as efforts to weaponize human rights as he assured the United Nations that the Philippines is open...
