Read more about the article Davao activists join global action urging UN probe on killings
Church ministers and activists in Davao City hold out placards urging the UNHRC to investigate the human rights situation in the Philippines.during the Global Day of Action on September 14 (Photos from Karapatan SMR)

Davao activists join global action urging UN probe on killings

During the Global Day of Action on the first day of the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Monday, human rights workers and advocates joined the online action by raising concerns of unsolved killings in the region.

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Duterte’s pardon of US Marine who murdered transgender fuels outrage

President Rodrigo Duterte's absolute pardon to American Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, convicted of killing transgender Jennifer Laude in 2015, drew strong condemnation from Filipinos, calling it a "subservience" to the US government.

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Read more about the article ‘Long overdue’, envi group says on new task group to monitor quarrying
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‘Long overdue’, envi group says on new task group to monitor quarrying

The city government’s formation of a task group to monitor quarry operations in the city is long overdue, says an environment group which has raised concern on 80 quarrying sites in the city.

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