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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Philippines communities are fighting back against gas & LNG build-out in the Verde Island Passage 

The region has been designated to become the epicenter of fossil fuel expansion in Southeast AsiaProtest in the Verde Island Passage. Photo: @CEEDphilippines.May 25th, 2023. Blog by Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), Rainforest Action Network and BankTrack.This frontline story accompanies the Banking on Climate Chaos 2023 Report, produced in collaboration with the Center for Energy,

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Military bombings, strafing threaten endemic PH wildlife, key biodiversity areas

Recent military bombings, strafing threaten endemic PH wildlife, key biodiversity areas — green group Seven key biodiversity areas (KBAs) and forest reserves in the Philippines, inhabited by dozens of endemic species, have been threatened by indiscriminate bombings, shelling, and aerial attacks undertaken by the Philippine military within the first year of the Marcos Jr. administration.

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