AMADO L. PICARDAL APR 3, 2021 INFO https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-human-rights-advocacy-integral-part-church-mission?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1617424265 ‘In spite of these violations of human rights, there seems to be hesitation to speak out on the part of the Church and among religious’ “We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes, and even in democracies in […]

By Ted Regencia, Aljazeera.com | 1 Apr 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/1/record-number-of-filipino-lawyers-killed-under-dutertes- The Philippine Supreme Court, whose members are now mostly Duterte appointees, denounced the killings and harassments of lawyers as ‘an assault on the judiciary’ The Philippine Supreme Court, whose members are now mostly Duterte appointees, denounced the killings and harassments of lawyers as ‘an assault on

Karapatan  01 April 2021 Dear friends and colleagues, Human rights defenders in the Philippines, including human rights workers of Karapatan, are being increasingly being targeted by the Duterte administration in its worsening crackdown on dissent. The attacks on human rights defenders have ranged from threats through public vilification and red-tagging, and these often prelude police

Dr Imelda Deinla 01 APR 2021 ANALYSIS “Red-tagging” in the Philippines intensifies even as the country struggles to contain a surge of COVID-19. Red-tagging lawyers and citizens is how the government is trying to stamp out criticism of its poor handling of the health crisis, further monopolise power, and stifle rule of law and human