Karapatan 23 April 2021 Dear friends, We are forwarding this urgent appeal from the Peasant Movement of the Philippines (KMP) as they are set to launch the Free Joseph Canlas and Pol Viuya Network to call for the release of peasant leader Joseph Canlas, chairperson of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL) and […]
ProtectDefenders.eu 23 April 2021 Dear friends, We are forwarding this monthly bulletin from ProtectDefenders.eu urging Philippine authorities to cease targeting all human rights defenders in the Philippines and to guarantee in all circumstances that they can carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions including judicial harassment,
Cordillera Peoples Alliance 23 April 2021 Dear Friends, Let us mark the 37th Cordillera Day with renewed determination, stronger solidarity as we rise and defend our land, life and honor in the midst of a pandemic! This Saturday, April 24, Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and its Baguio chapter, Tongtongan ti Umili (TTU) will be commemorating
NCIP 22 April 2021 In an en banc resolution, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) denounced the use of the term ‘Lumad’. Lumad is a term for non-Moro indigenous peoples in Mindanao. According to the resolution, “the term lumad was chosen to control the identification of the IPs under the banner of CPP-NDF-NPA (Communist
Karapatan Press Release 17 April 2021 References: Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, +639173162831 Karapatan Public Information Desk, +639189790580 Human rights watchdog Karapatan condemns continuing EJKs, arrests amid pandemic Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the country, State forces “continue to terrorize the Filipino people without letup,” human rights watchdog Karapatan said, as the
From: CPA-PICDate: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 at 12:36Subject: Letter of Concern on the trumped-up case against CPA Chairperson WIndel BolingetTo: Dear Friends at CHRP-UK, Greetings!Earlier we sent an online petition at change.org to drop the trumped-up case against CPA Chair Windel Bolinget but we’ll be using another platform so that organizations can also sign. Here
Stand with EILER! Hands off Civil Society Organizations! In the spirit of defending our fundamental freedoms, we inform you of the continuing saga of red-tagging by the Philippine government to civil society organizations, specifically, the intensifying harassment and attacks on labor organizations and church people. The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) urge
Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and ResearchInstitusyong Ekumenikal para sa Edukasyon at Pananaliksik sa PaggawaUnit D4 Casal Building, #15 Anonas Street, Barangay Quirino 3-A, Project 3, Quezon City, Philippines 1102 Website: www.eiler.ph I E-mail address: labordesk@eiler.ph | Telefax: +63 2 3433 9287EILER is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization duly registered with the Securities and Exchange
