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                    [Title] => Rights group: fearing refugees, West curtails human rights
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Western governments fearful of terror attacks and the potential threat posed by refugees are shortchanging human rights and adopting counterproductive policies in the name of security, Human Rights Watch said in its world report yesterday.

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Deadly barrel bombs dropped by Syrian army helicopters on opposition-held neighborhoods of Syria are the main driver behind the refugee crisis that has overwhelmed neighboring countries and now Europe, speakers at a panel held at the United Nations said Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-28 18:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1796237 [AuthorName] => Zeina Karam [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150929/ambassador-united-nations.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1418691 [Title] => Noy urged to take action vs extrajudicial killings [Summary] =>

An international rights group has asked President Aquino to take decisive action against torture and extrajudicial killings by police and other state security forces.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 569260 [Title] => 'Bets not committed to address unexplained killings' [Summary] =>

A visiting human rights expert said yesterday presidential candidates have failed to make a firm commitment to provide a comprehensive action plan to end unexplained killings and enforced disappearances.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 569144 [Title] => Watchdog wants armed groups dismantled [Summary] =>

Political killings in the Philippines will likely continue no matter who takes power in the upcoming presidential election because neither of the leading candidates is committed to dismantling paramilitary forces allegedly responsible for most of the atrocities, a US-based human rights watchdog said Saturday.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The president has ordered police to investigate alleged state-sponsored death squads blamed for killing more than 800 suspected criminals in a southern city, a senior official said today.

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