Int l body to probe rights violations in the Philippines launched By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published January 28, 2021 2:59pm An international commission to investigate alleged human rights violations in the Philippines was launched on Thursday. In a statement, the Independent International Commission of Investigation into Human Rights Violations in the Philippines or Investigate PH said it was created under a resolution of the 45th UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in October last year. “Investigate PH is a critical space of solidarity and accompaniment of the people of the Philippines as it investigates the blatant violation and violence related to the basic human rights of people,” said commissioner Rev. Michael Blair, who is also the general secretary of the United Church of Canada’s General Council.
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International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH
Rights advocates from different countries express solidarity with the Filipino people amid the continuing human rights violations. (Screengrab of InvestigatePH launch)
“This is most definitely a global issue…We must not allow the call for human rights to be hijacked. Accountability must be part of the justice and democratic system.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Alarmed at the worsening situation of human rights in the Philippines, church groups, political leaders and members of civil society from different countries launched an international mission, Dec. 17.
Judge Urges Parties to Meet in Georgia Voter Purge Case
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ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ In his ruling in
Black Voters Matter et al. v Raffensperger, Federal District Court Judge Steve Jones denied the Plaintiffs request for a preliminary injunction in the case, but strongly encouraged the Parties to meet to address what the Court acknowledged were discrepancies between Plaintiffs expert lists and the Secretary of State s list. At issue are the close to 200,000 Georgians that Plaintiffs maintain have been improperly removed from the voter rolls for allegedly moving.
This lawsuit is based on the investigation by Greg Palast that the ACLU of Georgia released on September 1, 2020, entitled