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Pompeo says U.N. vote on race, policing in U.S. is 'hypocrisy'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says UN should look at racial disparities in Cuba, China, and Iran instead of US
Rights group: PH government's offer of dialogue on abuses 'hollow, hypocritical'
The Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines says the Philippine government 'continues without fail to go berserk' instead of addressing issues head-on
Rising lawyer killings adds pressure point for Duterte in U.N. rights council
In Geneva, groups highlight the killings of 48 lawyers in the Philippines under the Duterte administration, as the United Nations Human Rights Council prepares to release a report on the country
UNHRC urged to create Commission of Inquiry for Philippines
The group emphasizes the need for an investigation into the worsening human rights situation under the Duterte administration – including attacks on environmental defenders
Rights groups blast Andanar's 'perilous' attempts to 'mislead' U.N. council
'Secretary Andanar again performed a show abundant in spins, slants, and distractions,' says National Union of Peoples' Lawyers president Edre Olalia
U.N. rights chief troubled by Hong Kong violence
'We are troubled by the high levels of violence associated with some demonstrations that have been taking place in the past days,' says UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet
Locsin forgives Iceland's 'dead resolution' on PH drug war killings
But Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr maintains he will not allow any foreign observers to enter the Philippines to conduct investigations in line with a report by the UN Human Rights Council
Locsin contradicts Panelo on cutting ties with Iceland
'I never considered for a second cutting any ties over this small matter,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
Duterte mulls cutting Iceland ties over U.N. probe – Panelo
(UPDATED) 'There are only about 2,000 Filipinos there and as far as we know, there are no trade relations between these two countries except maybe fish,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
What happened when the U.N. reviewed Venezuela's human rights situation?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dismisses the report as being 'fraught with false statements.' Will the same happen to the Philippines?
Philippines, not U.N., should probe drug war – Lacson
'Para payagan nating mag-imbestiga sila rito, parang sampal naman sa atin ito,' says Senator Panfilo Lacson
Imee Marcos: PH must cut diplomatic ties with Iceland 'ASAP'
Marcos, in turn, lashes out at developed countries where abortion is allowed
[OPINION] Iceland 1, China 0: The diplomatic significance of the U.N. Human Rights Council vote on the Philippines
The UNHRC vote was the first great test of Duterte’s diplomatic investment in China, and it proved disastrous: China simply could not deliver the votes
Meet PH’s new friends: U.N.-member countries that voted vs human rights resolution
These are governments widely criticized for human rights violations, crackdown on dissent, and the stifling of democracy. Some are headed by leaders who bear similarities with President Rodrigo Duterte.
Groups hail U.N. resolution vs drug war: 'Crucial step towards justice'
Human rights groups urge the Philippine government to coordinate with the United Nations as rights chief Michelle Bachelet is expected to write a comprehensive report on the country's situation
Families urge U.N. rights council to act vs PH drug war killings
Rubylin Litao of Rise UP says international support can help stem violence in the Philippines
3 U.N. special rapporteurs to probe violations vs De Lima
(UPDATED) The United Nations Human Rights Council asks the Philippine government to immediately free Senator Leila de Lima
PH says seat at U.N. rights body validates drug war
'Getting a seat in the UN Human Rights Council is a repudiation of the critics and detractors on President Duterte's unrelenting war against illegal drugs,' says Palace Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
U.N. criticized over latest picks for rights council
The Philippines is among the nations elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council
Philippines wins seat at U.N. Human Rights Council
'We won!' says the Department of Foreign Affairs, noting that its delegation to the United Nations is led by incoming foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Kick PH out of UNHRC? 'My God, do it, stupid!' says Duterte
This comes after a Human Rights Watch director said the Philippines can be kicked out of the UNHRC if the drug war killlings continue
UN aid chiefs to access Myanmar's Rakhine
The United Nations had been demanding access since its humanitarian organizations were forced to pull out of Rakhine when Myanmar's military launched operations against Rohingya rebels in late August
Philippines complains to UN agency about Callamard
UPDATED The Philippines voices its extreme displeasure over the consistent biased prejudgment made by UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard
Cayetano to UN: No new wave of killings in PH
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano blames critics and the media for supposedly changing the definition of extrajudicial killings aimed at deceiving the world about President Duterte s war on drugs
'PH influenced ASEAN members to help Rohingya'
What was great about the Philippines making the offer was it was about humanitarian concern and not having a common religious identity
Rights group asks UN to #SaveMaryJane from death row
We implore the UNHRC to take meaningful measures including a review of human rights records and compliance to international human rights instruments of its member States
Mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of UN rights meet
The latest discovery comes ahead of a UN Human Rights Council UNHRC session starting Monday in Geneva where Sri Lanka faces the third US led resolution in as many years criticizing Colombo for its alleged failure to probe war crimes
Sri Lanka slams UN rights chief over 'interference'
Navi Pillay s recommendation to a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva next month reflects bias and is tantamount to an unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state
