Share this via FacebookShare this via TwitterOther ways to share Keynote The Human Rights System Is Under Threat: A Call to Action Tirana Hassan Executive Director The human rights situation in the Philippines remains dire amid extrajudicial killings, attacks against political activists and journalists, and abuses committed during the armed conflict with the 54-year-old communist… Continue reading Human Rights Watch World Report 2024 Looks at the Philippines
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2024
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/philippines Human Rights Watch report on the state of human rights across the world at the end of 2023 includes an assessment of the continuing plight of pro-rights groups in the Philippines: “The human rights situation in the Philippines remains dire amid extrajudicialkillings, attacks against political activists and journalists, and abuses committed during the armed… Continue reading Human Rights Watch World Report 2024
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… Continue reading Drug war victims call for stronger UN efforts in the Philippines
Philippines still ranked 3rd worldwide on environmental defender deaths
As Global Witness release their 2023 annual Environmental Rights Defenders report, Standing Firm – On the frontline of defending their environment, the Philippines maintains its place with the highest number of environmental defenders killed in Asia, and the deadliest country for environmental defenders outside of Latin America – a shameful 3rd place worldwide. Global Witness points… Continue reading Philippines still ranked 3rd worldwide on environmental defender deaths
REPORT OF THE FACT-FINDING MISSION MEMBERS ON THE REPORTED ABDUCTION OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS IN ORION, BATAAN
This fact-finding mission (FFM) was conducted on September 4, 2023 to September 5, 2023 in Orion, Bataan. Members of the FFM were able to gather the following information regarding the reported abduction: Jonila Castro, 21 years old, and Jhed Tamano, 22 years old, are both community volunteers of the Alyansa para sa Pagtatanggol sa Kabuhayan,… Continue reading REPORT OF THE FACT-FINDING MISSION MEMBERS ON THE REPORTED ABDUCTION OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS IN ORION, BATAAN
Duterte term-ender report – Rodrigo Duterte and His Crass Legacy of Mass Murder and State Terror
The Rodrigo Duterte regime ended in June 2022, in what seemed to be the longest six years in the recent history of the people’s movement’s advancement of human rights and justice in the Philippines. Duterte had left an indelible legacy of impunity and a massive human rights crisis, half of his term under a pandemic… Continue reading Duterte term-ender report – Rodrigo Duterte and His Crass Legacy of Mass Murder and State Terror
Philippines at the top of its list of deadliest countries to be an eco-activist
The international nonprofit Global Witness has ranked the Philippines at the top of its list of deadliest countries to be an eco-activist. Dozens of environmentalists and land defenders also die each year or end up on government watch lists. The WorldMarch 31, 2023 · 1:45 PM EDT https://theworld.org/stories/2023-03-31/philippines-among-most-dangerous-places-world-environmental-activists Environmental activist Windel Bolinget remembers what it… Continue reading Philippines at the top of its list of deadliest countries to be an eco-activist
Runaway Risk
PROTESTS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN MANILA BAY, PHILIPPINES 2022 FEB 02 2023 Dutch companies will profit from a new Philippines airport project being built at a high cost to communities and the environment DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS PAGE Executive summary Share Facebook Tweet Share LinkedInShare WhatsApp SHARE The Philippines, which consists of over 7,600 islands… Continue reading Runaway Risk
Karapatan welcomes the concluding observations of the UNHRC on the Philippines
On the UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the Philippines Karapatan Press Statement – https://www.karapatan.org/On+the+UN+Human+Rights+Committee%E2%80%99s+concluding+observations+on+the+Philippines 7 November 2022 Karapatan welcomes the concluding observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the Philippines, including its significant views on red-tagging, the Anti-Terrorism Act, extrajudicial killings in the government’s war on drugs, among other pressing issues on… Continue reading Karapatan welcomes the concluding observations of the UNHRC on the Philippines
PH human rights groups submit alternative human rights report to UNtreaty body
KARAPATAN Human Rights Update on behalf of publicinfo, karapatanhr, Press Release – https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/Q_1u7reG_NI 14 September 2022 A decade since the United Nations Human Rights Committee conducted areview on the Philippine government’s compliance to the InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the State party willundergo a fifth review before the UN treaty body this coming October2022,… Continue reading PH human rights groups submit alternative human rights report to UNtreaty body