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Fighting against a destructive reclamation project

PRESS RELEASESeptember 29, 2023 REFERENCE:Gary RosalesKinaiyahan & FENOrEmail: kinabuhi.ug.kinaiyahan@gmail.com Ombudsman complaint filed against Dumaguete Mayors illegal project Dumaguete City – The unauthorized extension of Pantawan 2 by Mayor Felipe Remollo’s administration raised concerning evidence of impunity as the latter again failed to comply with its legal obligations connected with the reclamation project, thereby illegally disbursing government […]

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Green groups sound alarm over latest disappearance of Indigenous rights advocate

KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PRESS RELEASE 4 October 2023 Green groups sound alarm over latest disappearance of Indigenous rights advocates Environmental groups expressed “grave concern” over the recent disappearance of Indigenous rights advocates Job David, Peter Del Monte Jr., and Alia Encela in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, who were reportedly abducted by the 4th

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Lacks “safer environment for civil society”: Philippines Unworthy of UN Security Council Membership, Say Human Rights Groups

UPR Watch Press ReleaseSeptember 26, 2023 Lacks “safer environment for civil society”: Philippines Unworthy of UN Security Council Membership, Say Human Rights Groups Geneva, Switzerland—Grave human rights violations in the Philippines, already acknowledged by various UN offices and agencies, alongside insincerity in cooperating with the UN and other international bodies, should stop the Philippine bid

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UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project

Philippine UPR Watch Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 202 Groups hit Philippine gov’t, San Miguel, and Dutch businesses UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project Geneva, Switzerland – Environmental defenders have urged United Special Procedures mandate holders to investigate the negative environmental and social impacts of the USD 15-billion reclamation and airport “aerotropolis’ project

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Global Day of Action to #DefendCordilleraPH

Subject: Global Day of Action to #DefendCordilleraPH Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:09:40 +0800 From: Romeo Jara <romeo.jara@ipmsdl.org> The Cordillera People have faced countless attacks under the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Through the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020, the Anti Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated

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Drug war victims call for stronger UN efforts in the Philippines

References:Beverly Longid, +63 920 919 1820Clemente Bautista: +639171372930Heads of Delegation, Philippine UPR WatchGENEVA, SWITZERLAND — “War on drugs” victims are urging the United Nations (UN) to take a more proactive stance in the Philippines, particularly in investigating killings during the previous Duterte administration that continue until the present Marcos administration. At the 54th session of

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Who were the 11 Philippines environmental defenders killed in 2022?

by Keith Anthony S. Fabro 21 September 2023 * The Philippines is now Asia’s deadliest country for land and environmental defenders, recording 281 deaths in the last decade, with roughly one-third linked to mining, according to Global Witness.* Despite a decline in attacks from 29 in 2020 to 11 in 2022, advocates argue that the

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