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Rights groups call for a safer environment for children

By DOMINIC GUTOMAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – Half a million Filipino children were trafficked for the production of new child sexual exploitation material in 2022, according to rights groups. Over the past 15 years, online child sexual abuse material surged by 15,000 percent, according to non-profit organization Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children. Women’s group Gabriela attributed… The post Rights groups call for a safer environment for children appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

Japan Again Calls Out Chinese Government s Rights Abuses

Last week, during China's fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Japan expressed "concern about the human rights situation in China" and recommended that Beijing "protect the rights of the minorities, including Tibetans and Uyghurs ... guarantee the fundamental rights and freedom under the Hong Kong basic la.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

Drug war-related killings of children continue, refuting Marcos Jr’s claims

In the first six months of the Marcos Jr administration, the Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center documented 12 children killed. In 2023, 20 children died in Caloocan and Manila alone. The post Drug war-related killings of children continue, refuting Marcos Jr’s claims appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Rights group calls for deeper look into military’s reprisals vs. rights defenders

As the motion of reconsideration for the terror charges against Ken Rementilla and Jasmin Rubia was denied by an Antipolo prosecutor, human rights alliance Defend Southern Tagalog calls for accountability of notorious rights violators. The post Rights group calls for deeper look into military’s reprisals vs. rights defenders appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

Gaza: Starving children should be ‘an alarm like no other’, says UN

The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to “flood” Gaza with aid amid reports that children are dying of starvation in the war-torn territory. “With children starting … to die from starvation, that should be an alarm like no other,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency, told reporters in Geneva......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

With over 460 million children living in conflict, child protection systems must be strengthened, says UNODC Executive Director

In a world where "460 million children were living in contexts of conflict in 2022", child protection systems must be strengthened, said Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at a high-level conference at the European Parliament.  At the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict conference in Brussels, organize.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Long Overdue Wages at Risk

(Beirut) - Representatives of two construction companies in Saudi Arabia announced recently that migrant workers will get their long overdue unpaid wages, but gaps in the repayment scheme puts the payments at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.Saudi authorities should ensure all former workers of these companies receive the full amount they.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Long Overdue Wages at Risk

(Beirut) - Representatives of two construction companies in Saudi Arabia announced recently that migrant workers will get their long overdue unpaid wages, but gaps in the repayment scheme puts the payments at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.Saudi authorities should ensure all former workers of these companies receive the full amount they.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

UK Government Severely Eroded Human Rights in 2023

(London, January 11, 2024) - The United Kingdom government's policies and practices both severely eroded domestic human rights protections and undermined its efforts to promote human rights globally in 2023, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024."T.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Brazil: Mixed Rights Record for Lula s First Year

(Sao Paulo) - The administration led by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made important progress in the protection of the Amazon, women's rights, and other rights during 2023, but has failed to tackle the chronic problem of police abuse or defend human rights consistently abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its&.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

A United Nations agency involved in terrorism

What is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency?.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 28th, 2024

State of free speech will affect PH standing in the United Nations

If the Philippines wants to be a member of the United Nations Security Council it has to raise its standards, says UN special rapporteur.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

United Nations rapporteur urges NTF-ELCAC abolition; government says no

Following her 10-day official visit to the Philippines, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan on Friday urged the government to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which she said will address red-tagging and allow for more inclusive peace-making platforms in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

DSWD-Davao raises child feeding budget to P21

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) has increased its budget for the Supplementary Feeding Program to P21 per child, up from the previous P15 allocation. Kyla Denise T. Pamat, a nutritionist dietician at DSWD-Davao, shared in a radio interview on Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on January 26, 2024, that the enhancement is a result of a budget insertion in 2023. The 13th cycle targets 122,400 children in Davao Region, with five local government units (LGUs) already initiating the feeding program, while others are in the procurement process. The program focuses on children aged two to four in child development centers and supervised neighborhood places, providing hot meals (rice and viand) for 80 days and alternative meals (pancake, nutribun, and fruit salad) for 40 days during the 120 feeding days. Additionally, selected LGUs with a prevalent number of underweight children receive milk feeding for the entire duration. The 12th cycle showed an 82.27 percent improvement in the weight of underweight children, reducing their number from 4,567 to 784 after the 120 feeding days. Pamat highlighted its alignment with Republic Act 11037, also known as the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act, and encouraged LGUs, communities, and parents to support the program for continuous improvement......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Cebu Daily Newscast: SRP viaduct accident: Hailing app driver, passenger die after motorcycle slams into center island

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday April 10, 2024. SRP viaduct accident: Hailing app driver, passenger die after motorcycle slams into center island Two motorists died in a road mishap along the viaduct of the South Road Properties (SRP),.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

Romualdez slams Quiboloy’s ‘baseless accusations’ over ‘assassination plot’

Romualdez slams Quiboloy’s ‘baseless accusations’ over ‘assassination plot’.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

UN Expert Slams Philippines Red-Tagging

UN Expert Slams Philippines Red-Tagging.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

South Africa slams Israel at ICJ for genocidal acts

“Genocides are never declared in advance but this court has the benefit of the past 13 weeks of evidence that shows, incontrovertibly, a pattern of conduct and related intention that justifies a plausible claim of genocidal acts. The post South Africa slams Israel at ICJ for genocidal acts appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Ulat Bulilit unravels trauma, HRVs among children

“Children failed to fully realize their rights because they also bear the brunt of economic problems faced by their parents — low wages, contractualization, joblessness." The post Ulat Bulilit unravels trauma, HRVs among children appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Online predators may be using these emojis to befriend your children

Children's rights NGO Bahay Tuluyan says hundreds of thousands of online predators use emojis to groom children online.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024