An extraordinary report released by the global human rights body has unleashed an avalanche of criticism on the Philippine President's bloody drug war.
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how swift population growth has overstretched the city. President Rodrigo Duterte believes he can fix it.
Rodrigo Duterte's murderous drug war has claimed the lives of more than 100 children.
Business leaders,churches and International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN as a major blow to press freedom.
Authoritarian leaders across south-east Asia are putting tighter controls on their citizens as the coronavirus spreads and infections rise.
Press freedom and human rights activists criticised the Solicitor-General's petition with the Supreme Court as an attempt to"intimidate or control"ABS-CBN.
The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus epidemic a global health emergency,but the message does not seem to be resonating in some parts of south-east Asia,a magnet for Chinese tourists and workers.
Almost three years after Ryan was shot in the hip and his three teenage friends murdered,he is still in hiding in a climate of impunity in Philippines'President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
The military said troops had been sent in after civilians had complained of harassment by Communist guerillas.
Discussions among leading broadcasters and publishers in London this week will feature Australia - but not favourably.
IT stems from a UN resolution to probe extra-judicial deaths. Countries that voted in favour include Australia,Britain,Spain,Denmark,Iceland and Ukraine.