Toronto faith community gathers to discuss human rights in the Philippines, taking action “The time to act is now”: human rights advocates, churchgoers Press releaseJuly 18, 2022 On Sunday, July 17th, human rights advocates and churchgoers alike gathered in the halls of Saint Luke’s United Church, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, to reflect […]
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
Reuters Daily Briefing 30 June 2022 The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president of the Philippines, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia’s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising. Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and “risen from the ashes”, China’s President Xi
Karapatan: SEC order to shut down Rappler, attacks on independent medialay groundwork for digital martial law KARAPATAN Press Statement 29 June 2022 Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent admission that he used hispowers to target ABS-CBN and the blocking of the websites of Bulatlatand Pinoy Weekly, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 28, 2022order to shut
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent, The Guardian, Wed 29 Jun 2022 04.37 BST ‘Kill’ order to revoke news website’s certificates of incorporation made in final days of Rodrigo Duterte’s rule The Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa has said she will challenge an order shutting down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, vowing the outlet will not
Press ReleaseJune 28, 2022 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has completed its independent monitoring and assessment of the Philippine elections that took place on May 9, 2022. The main finding is that the election was not free, honest, or fair by international standards. It was a classic ‘guns, goons, and gold’ contest and marked by
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionSTAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!Barangay officials and elders of Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet led the setting up of a barricade to block the drilling activities of the Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC). (Photo and caption from Northern Dispatch) NO TO CORPORATE PLUNDER OF OUR RESOURCES! NO TO LARGE-SCALE MINING! The
Keep Filipino Indigenous Peoples Online. Stop the Attacks on Free Expression. The International Indigenous People’s Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) strongly condemns the censorship by the Philippine’s Duterte government against over 20 independent media and people’s organizations websites. Using the draconian Anti-Terrorism Law, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the National Security Commission (NSC) ordered to block
