PRESS RELEASEAugust 6, 2023 Green groups raise alarm over Chinese company’s involvement in Manila Bay reclamation Environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) expressed concern over the involvement of a Chinese construction company in reclamation in Manila Bay, after it was revealed that the same company is involved in the construction of… Continue reading Green groups raise alarm over Chinese company’s involvement in Manila Bay reclamation
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Environmental defender groups urge probe into military abuses in Mindoro
PRESS RELEASE August 1, 2023Environmental defender groups urge probe into military abuses in MindoroThe Environmental Defenders Congress (ENVIDEFCON) has urged government authorities to investigate reported human rights abuses against the indigenous Mangyan farmers in Mindoro Oriental and Mindoro Occidental. ENVIDEFCON, representing dozens of environmental defense groups across the Philippines, demanded that the Philippine military “respect… Continue reading Environmental defender groups urge probe into military abuses in Mindoro
International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance
International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance Press ReleaseJuly 23, 2022 “The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) salutes the mass protests to take place in Manila and across the Philippines on July 24 as President Marcos Jr gives his second State of the Nation… Continue reading International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance
Environmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!
JOINT PRESS STATEMENTJuly 11, 2023 On the ‘terrorist’ designation of Cordilleran activistsEnvironmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!The Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) and the Environmental Defenders Congress (ENVIDEFCON) strongly condemn the recent terrorist designation imposed by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC) on Cordilleran activists Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Windel Bolinget, Jen Awingan and… Continue reading Environmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!
4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists”
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionALERT: 4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists” by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC) 4 CPA leaders, namely Windel Bolinget, Jen Awingan, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, and Steve Tauli are designated as terrorists by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC).In a press statement released today, July 10, 2023, the ATC mentioned that it had approved a resolution designating the… Continue reading 4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists”
Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis
KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENTPRESS STATEMENTJuly 1, 2023 Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis Geneva, Switzerland — Philippine human rights defenders personally brought concerns gravely affecting the Filipino people to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its Special… Continue reading Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis
Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family
Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family This letter was originally sent to President Marcos Jr. and the Malacañang Palace via email by ICHRP Canada on June 22, 2023. 22 June 2023 AN OPEN LETTERTo President Ferdinand R. Marcos, JrRE: The massacre of the Fausto family Mr. President, The International Coalition for Human… Continue reading Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family
Condemn the state murder of Fausto family in the Himamaylan Massacre, Negros Occidental
Condemn the state murder of Fausto family in the Himamaylan Massacre, Negros Occidental Press ReleaseJune 22, 2023 “The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) strongly condemns the horrific massacre of the Fausto family of four, Emelda Fausto (50), Roly Fausto (52) and two sons Ben (15) and Ravin (11), in Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros… Continue reading Condemn the state murder of Fausto family in the Himamaylan Massacre, Negros Occidental
Cordillera activists ask SC to review junked petition for writ of amparo
17 Jun 2023, 07:57:52 (3 days ago) MEDIA ADVISORY for June 19, 2023 Reference: Casselle Ton, CHRA spokesperson, 09189199007 Karapatan Public Information Desk, 09189790580 Cordillera activists ask SC to review junked petition for writ of amparo Cordillera activists will file a petition for review on certiorari before the Supreme Court on June 19, 2023 on their… Continue reading Cordillera activists ask SC to review junked petition for writ of amparo
Scrap all reclamation projects, hold proponents to account — fisherfolk and green groups
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:07:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Kalikasan PNE via ActionNetwork.org <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Reply-To: secretariat@kalikasan.net Scrap all reclamation projects, hold proponents to account — fisherfolk and green groupsThe government must immediately cancel all reclamation and dredging projects affecting at least 27,000 hectares of the country’s coastal areas.This demand was made last June… Continue reading Scrap all reclamation projects, hold proponents to account — fisherfolk and green groups