Independent probe sought on case of 2 activists
MANILA, Philippines — A human rights organization is calling for an independent investigation into the alleged abduction of two environment activists who were in the custody of the military.
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4 drug war cops guilty of killing father, son
MANILA, Philippines — A Caloocan City court convicted yesterday four police officers for the killing of a father and son during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs in 2016.
Marcos rejects calls to abolish NTF-ELCAC
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force has done a good job cutting down «internal security threats.»
NBP probe may be whitewashed – group
MANILA, Philippines — Rights group Karapatan has warned of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Marcos urged to end red-tagging, scrap NTF-ELCAC after landmark SC ruling
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights organizations called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to end the practice of red-tagging and abolish the government task force notorious for vilifying activists and critics as fighters or supporters of the country’s communist insurgency.
Government troopers kill 27 farmers in Masbate – rights group
MANILA, Philippines — Rights group Karapatan yesterday called for an end to the killing of farmers in Masbate, which it blamed on the government’s counterinsurgency campaign.
2 kidnapped activists reunite with families
MANILA, Philippines — Two activists who were allegedly kidnapped in San Carlos City in Pangasinan last week have reunited with their families.
AFP, PNP: No torture, execution in Bohol clash
MANILA, Philippines — The police and military have cried foul over allegations that the five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a shootout in Bilar, Bohol last week were victims of torture and extrajudicial killing.
UN rapporteur visits 3 red-tagged political prisoners in Tacloban
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan lauded the United Nations (UN) expert on freedom of expression for visiting a progressive journalist and two activists currently behind bars at the Tacloban City Jail on Saturday.