April, 2017
Reviving death penalty violates treaty obligations — int’l experts
April 18, 2017 · By TINA PANGANIBAN-PEREZ, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Two international experts on law and the death penalty on Thursday warned the Philippines that reimposing capital punishment would violate the country’s international treaty obligations and might result in the country being an international pariah. Prof. Baron Marc Bossuyt, president emeritus of the Constitutional Court of Belgium and a member of the United Nations Committee […]
Read More...PHILIPPINES PH should honor treaties vs death penalty, UN body tells Pimentel
April 18, 2017 · By Camille Elemia for www.rappler.com
The United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on the Philippines to take its treaty obligation seriously MANILA, Philippines – A United Nations body wrote anew to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, warning the Philippines against taking any “retrogressive measures” on the death penalty following the bill’s passage in the House of Representatives. In a letter […]
Read More...Bishop tells Philippine govt leaders, faithful to repent
April 18, 2017 · By Philippines for www.ucanews.com
Marbel prelate’s Holy Week message calls for unity in what has become a divided nation A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has called on the country’s government leaders to repent and confess their sins. Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of Marbel said the observance of Holy Week is an opportunity for those holding office in government to […]
Read More...Hope in resurrection, hope against killings
April 17, 2017 · By Mary Aileen Bacalso, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Do not repeat the execution of Christ through the legalized killing of his beloved people It is ironic that days after Philippine legislators passed a law that aims to re-impose capital punishment, most Filipinos observe the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ with so much “piety” this week. Not content with the 8,000 deaths […]
Read More...Amnesty: China remains world’s biggest executioner
April 17, 2017 · By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE for www.manilatimes.net
BEIJING: China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall. The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed “thousands” of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports. All other countries together executed at […]
Read More...Duterte cancels visit to disputed South China Sea island after warning from Beijing
April 17, 2017 · By Staff and agencies for www.theguardian.com
Duterte cancels visit to disputed South China Sea island after warning from Beijing The Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Duterte, has cancelled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea, after Beijing warned him against the visit. The brash Philippine leader last week announced his plan to raise the Philippine […]
Read More...The Resurrection in Spirit and Action
April 14, 2017 ·
The Resurrection in Spirit and Action Fr. Shay Cullen This is a week for Christians to review their lives and ask if they practice the values they say they live by. There are of course hundreds of thousands of good, dedicated and committed Catholics who are also great Christians. They are involved in the parish […]
Read More...Social workers who ‘failed to save boy from abuse’ will face trial in his death
April 12, 2017 · By Lindsey Bever for www.independent.co.uk
This time, Gabriel Fernandez was not breathing. The 8-year-old California boy had been on everyone’s radar: He went to school with bald spots and bruises, black eyes and split lips, according to court testimony. Once, he told his teacher that his mother had shot him with a BB gun. Twice, he asked his teacher to […]
Read More...Celtic Boys Club founder at centre of fresh child sexual abuse claims
April 12, 2017 · By Josh Halliday for www.theguardian.com
BBC Scotland investigation alleges Jim Torbett abused boys during two stints at football club from mid-60s to 1996 Fresh allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against the founder of Celtic Boys Club and a former Rangers youth coach. A BBC Scotland investigation claims Jim Torbett sexually abused boys during two stints at Celtic […]
Read More...Man accused of beating kids, using dog shock collar on them
April 11, 2017 ·
A married man beat and abused his two young children for years, even shocking them with an electric dog collar and jamming small blades under their nails, and fractured his wife’s skull in an assault that sent her to a hospital, prosecutors said. Joseph Myhre punched, kicked, choked and otherwise abused the boy, who’s now […]
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