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DAY OF ACTION AGAINST TERRORIST DESIGNATION

Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionDAY OF ACTION AGAINST TERRORIST DESIGNATION:STAND WITH CPA, DEFEND CORDILLERA PH!On November 23, we stand against the trumped-up terrorist designation of the four Cordillera Peoples Alliance leaders Windel Bolinget, Sarah Alikes, Jen Awingan, and Steve Tauli. This is also in line with the International Day Against Impunity. We believe that such […]

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ICHRP applauds joint statement towards re-start of peace talks between Manila government and National Democratic Front of the Philippines

StatementNovember 20, 2023 Seemingly against all odds, the new Marcos Jr administration sent out feelers for peace talks to the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) within a few months of inauguration, and the result is the announcement this week that a significant four-paragraph communique was signed at the Oslo City Hall on November

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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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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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Filipino Rights Defenders Demand UN Review, Action on Deteriorating Rights Situation

PRESS RELEASEPhilippine Universal Periodic Review Watch (PUPR Watch) REFERENCES:Beverly LongidKatribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas+639279019830 (Whatsapp) Atty. Krissy ContiNational Union of Peoples’ Lawyers+639298207000 (Whatsapp, Viber, Telegram) Clemente BautistaKalikasan People’s Network for the Environment+639171372930 (Whatsapp, Viber) Filipino Rights Defenders Demand UN Review, Action on Deteriorating Rights Situation Geneva, Switzerland — Filipino human rights advocates seek

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Faith Communities Oppose Use of the Anti-Terrorism Financing Law against Faith-Based Institutions and Human Rights Defenders

The members of the US-based Philippines Faith Working Group organized under the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) condemns the Marcos Administration for its trumped-up charges and forfeiture proceedings against the bank accounts, properties, and other assets of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines

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International human rights group calls for the surfacing of two abducted women environmental activists in the Philippines

Media Statement  September 11, 2023  The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) joins the call of progressive and human rights groups to surface Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano. The two women environmental activists were reportedly abducted last September 2 by four armed men aboard a sports utility vehicle in front of the

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AKAP KA Manila Bay

Press Release 9 September 2023 Harassment and intimidation against anti-reclamation activists and fishermen have been rampant since San Miguel Corporation started displacing communities and after the then-Duterte government enacted RA11506, an act granting San Miguel Inc. a franchise to construct, develop, establish, operate, and maintain International Airport and adjacent airport city. In 2020, an army

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