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U.N. calls for 'independent' probe into death of Egypt's Morsi
'Any sudden death in custody must be followed by a prompt, impartial, thorough and transparent investigation carried out by an independent body to clarify the cause of death,' says the UN human rights office

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Will next UN rights chief treat Duterte, world leaders more gently?
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has acknowledged that his unvarnished criticism of world leaders has made it impossible for him to secure a second term

Mexico's chief investigator probed over missing students case
Parents of the students and opposition lawmakers demand that Tomas Zeron the head of the criminal investigations agency be fired

Mexico army ordered soldiers to kill criminals: NGO
Human rights group Prodh says Mexican military documents show soldiers were given a standing order to kill criminals just days before the alleged extrajudicial execution of several gang suspects last year

Arroyo misinformed UN, Amal Clooney –rights group
Karapatan reminds the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of alleged human rights violations of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

DOJ: Amal Clooney petition doesn't boost Arroyo case
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima says issues in Arroyo s case are neither made grander nor more dramatic merely because they are raised by a celebrity lawyer before an international forum

UN confirms receiving Arroyo rights case
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the case is now with its Working Group on Involuntary and Arbitrary Detention

Women Martial Law survivors to girls today: Understand the past
Go beyond your mobile phones Facebook and Twitter Join the protests and understand the discussions Understand the people’s anger against the pork barrel and against corruption
