Lumad Volunteer Teacher Arrested in Tandag CityUrgent AlertJuly 20, 2022 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) denounces the arrest of Gary S. Campos, a volunteer teacher of a community school in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur on Sunday, July 17 at around 1 pm. Campos was on his way to a teacher’s licensure exam
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) completed its independent monitoring and assessment of the Philippine elections that took place on May 9, 2022. Two ICHRP members from Toronto traveled to the Philippines to participate in ICHRP’s International Observer Mission (IOM), and their experiences contributed to the main finding: that the election
Every year the environmental campaign group Global Witness produces a report on the attacks suffered by environmental defenders around the world. As usual, the Philippines ranks high on the list of countries where environmental defenders are victims of extrajudicial killings. The Philippines has the worst record in Asia and the worst record in the world
The recent CERNET court victory is a landmark win against a repressive government campaign using anti-terrorism laws against development NGOs. Year after year, the Philippines suffers super-typhoons and devastating floods, which are getting worse with climate change. At the same time, funds meant for vital flood defences are ending up in the pockets of politicians
The Armed Forces of the Philippines massacred 19 people in the community of Toboso, Negros Occidental, on 19 April. The AFP says that all the dead were armed rebels of the New Peoples Army (NPA). However, the NPA has said that only three of its members were killed. The other 16 victims include local peasant
Throughout 2025, CHRP pushed forward its solidarity work in the UK, strengthening its trade union solidarity work, lobbying the UK government and parliament, and fundraising for justice campaigns. Union links and solidarity Just as the year was ending, Mike Cabangon, a National Council member of the KMU labour group and a regional organiser for the
By a Transport Union Activist On 23 August 2024, James Jazmines attended the 66th birthday dinner of his friend Felix Salaveria Jr. at a restaurant in Tabaco in Alabay Province, in the Philippines along with other members of Cycling Advocates (CYCAD) a cycling club which promotes bicycle riding and supports environmental campaigning in the town.
Press Statement May 18, 2024Brussels, Belgium (May 17-18) The International People’s Tribunal in Brussels heard harrowing testimony from victims and experts detailing widespread human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed by the Philippine government and its military forces under the Marcos and Duterte Regimes and backed by the U.S. government. “The International
WeekInRights@takeaction.hrw.org The Philippine Supreme Court issued a major ruling this week declaring “red-tagging” – accusing individuals and groups of supporting the country’s communist insurgency – a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security. Rights groups, including HRW, have long pointed out how the government uses red-tagging to harass, threaten, and at times assault or kill critics of
Reference: Cristina Palabay, Karapatan Secretary General, +63917-3162831 Karapatan Public Information Desk, +63918-9790580 KARAPATAN scores new cases vs activists using twin terror laws KARAPATAN deplores the latest examples of the Marcos Jr. regime’s weaponization of the twin terror laws – Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and Republic Act No. 10168
