After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide on Dec 17, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates HUMAN RIGHTS Killings of Journalists MEDIA & JOURNALISM Main Story NEWS & FEATURES Press Freedom ampatuan massacre CPJ maguindanao massacre At least 68 journalists worldwide were killed for their work in 2009, the highest yearly tally ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization said in its year-end analysis. The record toll was driven in large part by the el...
Maguindanao, its political elite and a culture subservient to corruption on Dec 10, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates Corruption HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS & FEATURES POLITICS & GOVERNANCE Top Stories ampatuan massacre leila de lima maguindanao massacre CHR chair Leila de Lima: "In spite of the scale of efforts to directly or indirectly curb corruption, we come face to face with the realization that the breadth of the problem is not only significantly larger than the efforts against it, but corrupt...
Martial law dilutes the Philippines’s human rights and democratic gains on Dec 10, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates HUMAN RIGHTS Killings of Journalists MEDIA & JOURNALISM NEWS & FEATURES PRESS RELEASES Press Freedom Top Stories ampatuan massacre maguindanao massacre martial law The fundamental principles of legality and due process have been abandoned, with security forces having unprecedented powers given by the head of state under this martial law.
CHR to military: Respect and protect human rights during martial law in Maguindanao on Dec 10, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS & FEATURES POLITICS & GOVERNANCE SPECIAL REPORTS The Military and Police Top Stories ampatuan massacre leila de lima maguindanao massacre martial law “Consciously put in place protections for human rights during martial law in Maguindanao,” the independent Commission on Human Rights urged the government including the military during International Human Rights Day (10 December).
U.S. Must Improve Responsiveness to Mass Atrocities; Absent UN Action, Make Clear Willingness to Act on Its Own, Says New CFR Report on Dec 10, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS & FEATURES Other Stories PRESS RELEASES barack obama nobel peace prize December 10, 2009 — In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech today, President Barack Obama urged the global community to intervene early, and work together, in responding to mass atrocities. “The closer we stand together, the less likel...
Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’ on Dec 4, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates HUMAN RIGHTS Killings of Journalists MEDIA & JOURNALISM Main Story NEWS & FEATURES PRESS RELEASES Press Freedom ampatuan massacre bayan maguindanao massacre martial law The declaration of a state of Martial Law in Maguindanao sets a most dangerous precedent for the nation. Not since September 21, 1972 has there been any declaration of Martial Law, not even during the years of tumult under the Aquino, Estrada and, pr...
UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process on Dec 3, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates Extrajudicial Killings HUMAN RIGHTS Killings of Journalists MEDIA & JOURNALISM NEWS & FEATURES POLITICS & GOVERNANCE PRESS RELEASES Press Freedom The Arroyo Presidency The Military and Police Top Stories ampatuan massacre maguindanao massacre philip alston The brutal killing of 57 people in Maguindanao, including some 30 journalists, should be seen as a watershed moment for the Philippines, according to two United Nations human rights experts.
Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts on Dec 3, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates Killings of Journalists MEDIA & JOURNALISM NEWS & FEATURES PRESS RELEASES Press Freedom Top Stories ampatuan massacre maguindanao massacre The NUPL’s Committee for the Protection and Welfare of Lawyers said that the death of Attys. Brizuela and Oquendo brings the total number of lawyers and judges killed to 24 and 15, respectively, since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed power...
New study finds 70% reduction in maternal deaths, 50% decline in newborn deaths are within reach on Dec 3, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates NEWS & FEATURES Other Stories PRESS RELEASES reproductive health Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70% and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care, shows a new report by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, the United...
PCCI says Arroyo’s Congress bid a ‘non-issue’ on Dec 3, 2009 in * Latest Posts & Updates NEWS & FEATURES POLITICS & GOVERNANCE PRESS RELEASES The Arroyo Presidency Top Stories 2010 elections PCCI believes that further discussion or debate on this issue will just exacerbate, if not derail the current efforts by both the government and private sector in concretely addressing the challenges of the global recession and allowing the economy t...
