From the News! - Your Daily News » Human Rights http://fromthenews.net Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Karapatan http://fromthenews.net/karapatan.htm http://fromthenews.net/karapatan.htm#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:29:26 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5229 Honesto General
Philippine Daily Inquirer

On Dec. 10, in observance of the 60th year of the of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the group Karapatan, at a news briefing in a Quezon City restaurant, presented a… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/karapatan.htm/feed 0 Task force joins probe on radioman’s killing http://fromthenews.net/task-force-joins-probe-on-radiomans-killing.htm http://fromthenews.net/task-force-joins-probe-on-radiomans-killing.htm#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:38:12 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5159 Cecille Suerte Felipe
Philippine Star

Government agencies have joined hands in investigating the murder of a radio commentator in Northern Samar last Tuesday night.

A source said Task Force 211 is now closely coordinating with local authorities to identify… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/task-force-joins-probe-on-radiomans-killing.htm/feed 0 Army steps up campaign vs human rights abuses http://fromthenews.net/army-steps-up-campaign-vs-human-rights-abuses.htm http://fromthenews.net/army-steps-up-campaign-vs-human-rights-abuses.htm#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:43:34 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5125 Philippine Star

The Philippine Army has intensified its campaign against human rights violations by investigating officers and men who have been implicated in such cases and to educate soldiers on international protocols.

Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, Army spokesman, said their… Read the rest

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Inquirer

DAVAO CITY – A farmers’ leader was shot and killed by three unidentified men who disrupted a meeting of cooperative members in a remote village here on Saturday night, according to his… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/farmers%e2%80%99-leader-killed-in-davao.htm/feed 0 UN: RP guilty of ‘denial of justice’ (In death of 2 activists) http://fromthenews.net/un-rp-guilty-of-%e2%80%98denial-of-justice%e2%80%99-in-death-of-2-activists.htm http://fromthenews.net/un-rp-guilty-of-%e2%80%98denial-of-justice%e2%80%99-in-death-of-2-activists.htm#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:18:51 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5031 Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has released a report saying the Philippine government violated provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the murders… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/un-rp-guilty-of-%e2%80%98denial-of-justice%e2%80%99-in-death-of-2-activists.htm/feed 0 PNP quizzed on probes on killings of activists, mediamen http://fromthenews.net/pnp-quizzed-on-probes-on-killings-of-activists-mediamen.htm http://fromthenews.net/pnp-quizzed-on-probes-on-killings-of-activists-mediamen.htm#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:14:41 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5133 Aurea Calica
Philippine Star

Sen. Richard Gordon is asking the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit to the Senate a progress report on its investigations into the killings of journalists and activists.

Gordon said PNP officials must bring the… Read the rest

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Philippine Star

Police investigators have taken over the murder case of the radio commentator who was shot dead in front of his seven-year-old daughter in Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental last Monday.

A… Read the rest

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – A militant labor leader was almost hit by bullets when two unidentified armed men shot his residence several times Thursday night in Riverside, Calamba City at 9:30 p.m., a labor… Read the rest

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THERE is an advancement in protecting human rights in the Philippines, but much work still needs to be done, human rights group Amnesty International said Sunday.

Jeselle Papa, spokesperson for Amnesty Philippines, stressed that while the Philippines has… Read the rest

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Philippine Star

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said yesterday it is likely to endorse a moratorium on demolitions and forced evictions, as it expressed support for the Supreme Court’s plan to expand the coverage of the… Read the rest

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