NCIP 22 April 2021 In an en banc resolution, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) denounced the use of the term ‘Lumad’. Lumad is a term for non-Moro indigenous peoples in Mindanao. According to the resolution, “the term lumad was chosen to control the identification of the IPs under the banner of CPP-NDF-NPA (Communist
Karapatan Press Release 17 April 2021 References: Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, +639173162831 Karapatan Public Information Desk, +639189790580 Human rights watchdog Karapatan condemns continuing EJKs, arrests amid pandemic Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the country, State forces “continue to terrorize the Filipino people without letup,” human rights watchdog Karapatan said, as the
From: CPA-PICDate: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 at 12:36Subject: Letter of Concern on the trumped-up case against CPA Chairperson WIndel BolingetTo: Dear Friends at CHRP-UK, Greetings!Earlier we sent an online petition at change.org to drop the trumped-up case against CPA Chair Windel Bolinget but we’ll be using another platform so that organizations can also sign. Here
Stand with EILER! Hands off Civil Society Organizations! In the spirit of defending our fundamental freedoms, we inform you of the continuing saga of red-tagging by the Philippine government to civil society organizations, specifically, the intensifying harassment and attacks on labor organizations and church people. The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) urge
Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and ResearchInstitusyong Ekumenikal para sa Edukasyon at Pananaliksik sa PaggawaUnit D4 Casal Building, #15 Anonas Street, Barangay Quirino 3-A, Project 3, Quezon City, Philippines 1102 Website: www.eiler.ph I E-mail address: labordesk@eiler.ph | Telefax: +63 2 3433 9287EILER is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization duly registered with the Securities and Exchange
Hello everyone Human Rights Watch have just published their annual report. Here is the Philippines section, which I think gives an excellent overview of what has been happening in The Philippines this year. Click herehttps://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/philippines
Subject: [CHRP-UK] Philippines second deadliest country in annual Global Witness HRD report Global Event: Global Witness will also be hosting an English language panel on 13th August, this will include speakers from Philippines and Liberia. You can register for this panel event here (https://act.globalwitness.org/page/64247/subscribe/1?en_chan=tw), there is a tweet here for sharing here (https://twitter.com/Global_Witness/status/1283371100412481536). The full
Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the series of escalating attacks against Indigenous peoples in the Philippines. The organization calls on the Philippine government to put a stop to violence, arrests and harassment perpetrated against Indigenous peoples. The government should launch prompt and impartial investigations into these attacks, and prosecute and bring to justice those
