Jodesz Gavilan
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Who is Morris Tidball-Binz, UN special rapporteur on EJKs?
Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz has at least 35 years of experience in applying forensic science in investigating human rights abuses → Read More
Pain lingers as 2 brothers lost under Duterte's drug war, 1 under Marcos
PART 2: Mila wants to fight harder for her three brothers killed between between 2017 and 2022, but fears continue to grow. She now waits for developments at the ICC. → Read More
FAST FACTS: Who are the PH tax court justices who cleared Maria Ressa, Rappler Holdings?
Here's what we know about the CTA 1st Division justices who decided the tax evasion case → Read More
Expensive mountain retreat for Marcos, WEF? Things to know about Davos
President Marcos travels to the small Alpine town of Davos in Switzerland, a popular tourist destination. Will the expense be worth it? → Read More
Quezon City court clears activists in Esperon's perjury charge
QC Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 139 Judge Aimee Alcera says the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the activists made 'a willful and deliberate assertion of a falsehood' → Read More
What we know so far: Philippines' air traffic system fiasco
Here are some questions and answers surrounding the New Year's Day travel fiasco that stemmed from 'technical issues' in the country's air traffic management system → Read More
Who is Joma Sison, the exiled leader of the CPP?
Sison was pivotal in the establishment of the modern communist movement in the Philippines → Read More
Countries urge Marcos gov't to fix human rights crisis left by Duterte
Member-states of the UN Human Rights Council urge swift justice for the victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte's violent war on drugs → Read More
Will UN give Marcos a clean slate on human rights?
Groups urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to look past the Marcos administration's rhetoric and see the 'gross lack of justice and accountability' in the Philippines → Read More
Justice, accountability still out of reach for Duterte's drug war victims – UN report
The latest United Nations report comes as the Philippine government recently asked the International Criminal Court pre-trial chamber to block the resumption of the probe into the drug war and killings in Davao City → Read More
Proposed P118-M budget cut threatens CHR's vital work
The Commission on Human Rights says this will affect their 'ability to provide financial assistance to victims of human rights violations as recognition of the wrong done and a way to encourage victims to pursue legal cases so justice may be served' → Read More
FAST FACTS: Things to know about Philippines-Singapore relations
The Philippines and Singapore enjoy more than 50 years of diplomatic ties → Read More
CA voids search warrants vs Baby River's mother, 2 other activists
The Court of Appeals says the search warrants issued in 2019 that led to the arrest of three activists failed to meet standards, deeming all recovered evidence as inadmissible → Read More
‘We deserve the truth’: Families of desaparecidos continue to fight for justice
'Gusto pa nilang burahin sa kasaysayan, burahin ang collective memory ng victims, pero lalaban at lalaban kami,' says Nilda Sevilla, co-chairperson of Victims of Involuntary Disappearances → Read More
No 'moving on' for kin of Martial Law desaparecido Romeo Crismo
'Wala pa nga kaming hustisyang natatanggap tapos ang malala pa ay pilit gustong tabunan ang alaala at mga nangyari sa aming mga mahal sa buhay,' Louie Crismo, Romeo's brother, says → Read More
DOJ charges members of religious group with terror financing
(1st UPDATE) Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, established in 1969, has consistently denied being a communist front organization → Read More
Ex-VP bet Walden Bello released on bail as groups warn vs dangers of libel
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights chairperson Charles Santiago says the use of the cyber libel law against Bello 'amounts to an attack against democracy itself and the legitimate exercise of political opposition' → Read More
Long wait for new CHR leadership: Marcos strategy or just not a priority?
The general silence on the appointment process makes the wait more difficult, according to PAHRA secretary-general Ellecer Carlos → Read More
Marcos has no plans of rejoining ICC. What now?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s decision not to rejoin the International Criminal Court will not affect the ongoing investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Rights groups vow to continue to fight for justice. → Read More
Fidel Ramos' achievements as president and public servant: Economy, peace
Rappler takes a look back at the various achievements and contributions of former president Fidel V. Ramos → Read More