September 21, 2020, Rappler.com Two Filipino remittance firms have sent more than $1 billion in “suspicious” funds to shell companies, while some of the country’s biggest banks helped facilitate the transactions for years without knowing where the money came from, a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) revealed. Transactions made by Philrem…
(L-R) Wives and mothers demand justice for their loved ones. Carmela Avelino, Precila Lebico and Bienvenida Cabe. (Photo courtesy of Amihan) Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000…
The Rodrigo Duterte government’s amendment to its petition to proscribe revolutionary groups as terrorists is proof that it has a weak case against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), a human rights lawyer said. In a statement, National Union of People’s Lawyer president Edre Olalia said the government’s…
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Human rights group Karapatan on Tuesday denounced the statements of top-ranking government officials accusing some human rights groups of being in cahoots with drug lords, saying these are attempts to justify attacks against human rights activists and political dissenters.
Oct 28, 2021 Reuters (rappler.com) LONDON, United Kingdom Significant behavioral, technological, and socioeconomic transformations are needed to achieve a steep reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 Thirty eight scientific advisers to governments have urged leaders at the upcoming COP26 climate conference to focus on detailed action plans, not just pledges,…