Karapatang Pantao

Overseas adoptees have welcomed the government's plan to resume and expand investigations into suspected misconduct in Korea's overseas adoption system. The third Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC3) is set to launch on February 26 to handle this work. The move builds on a landmark report from its predecessor acknowledging past irregularities.

February 02, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested over 100 refugees with no criminal records in Minnesota as part of a fraud investigation, prompting a federal judge to halt the detentions. Families describe traumatic experiences reminiscent of the violence they fled, while advocates call the actions un-American. The Trump administration defends the crackdown as targeting potential fraud in the immigration system.

Activists have reported at least 6,126 people killed in Iran's violent suppression of nationwide protests, with the death toll exceeding any similar unrest in decades. The protests, sparked by economic woes including the rial's collapse, began on December 28 and prompted a U.S. aircraft carrier group's arrival in the Middle East amid threats of military action. Iran's government disputes the figures, claiming a lower toll.

January 26, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

A Yle journalist from Finland, Wali Hashi, has exposed controversial disciplinary camps in Kenya where children from Europe, including Finland and Sweden, face severe abuse under the pretext of rehabilitation. Hashi gained access by posing as a father seeking discipline for his son and secretly recorded footage of the abuses. The investigation highlights Somali parents in Finland sending their children to these Kenyan and Somali institutions for chaining, beatings, and isolation.

Kinumpirma ng mga rekord ng International Criminal Court na may mahigpit na ebidensya laban sa dating pangulo Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang drug war, na humantong sa arrest warrant. Ang mga paghahabol na wala raw ebidensya ay hindi totoo, ayon sa fact-check. Patuloy na hinahanap ng prosecution ang karagdagang testigo upang palakasin ang kaso.

January 23, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Nagkondena ng pagpopondo sa terorismo ang Regional Trial Court sa Tacloban ang community journalist na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio at lay worker na si Mariel Domequil pagkatapos ng anim na taong pagkakakulong. Ang desisyon, na naglalaman ng sentensya na 12 hanggang 18 taon, ay pinuna ng mga tagapagtanggol ng kalayaan ng pamamahayag bilang pag-atake sa journalism at karapatang pantao. Ang mga grupo ay nagbabala na ito ay nagpapakita ng pag-abuso sa mga batas kontra-terorismo laban sa mga kritiko ng gobyerno.