KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & PHILIPPINE UPR WATCHPRESS RELEASE5 November 2023Ahead of UN Special Rapporteur visit, Kalikasan calls on Marcos Jr. admin to act on climate and human rights.As United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights Ian Fry prepares for his official country visit to the Philippines, environmental and human […]
Press Release 27 October 2023 Environmental group condemns violent dispersal of anti-mining protesters in Palawan, calls for end to ‘illegal’ mining Environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) condemned the recent violent dispersal of advocates protesting against mining operations in Brooke’s Point, Palawan, and expressed its support in the demand to immediately
PRESS RELEASE, 10 October 2023 REFERENCE Beverly Longid, Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas +639279019830 ((Whatsapp) Atty. Krissy Conti, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers +639298207000 (Whatsapp, Viber, Telegram) Clemente Bautista. Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment +639171372930 (Whatsapp, Viber) Killings, disappearances of Filipino envi, indigenous defenders draw UN concern Geneva, Switzerland — Several experts
KALIKASAN PRESS STATEMENTOctober 7, 2023 Acquittal of Palparan, CAFGUs Raises Alarming Issues for Environmental Defenders The Environmental Defenders Congress is deeply disturbed by the recent acquittal of retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and the CAFGU members who were involved in the abduction (in Bulacan on February 14, 2006) and subsequent torture of the two Manalo
PRESS RELEASESeptember 29, 2023 REFERENCE:Gary RosalesKinaiyahan & FENOrEmail: kinabuhi.ug.kinaiyahan@gmail.com Ombudsman complaint filed against Dumaguete Mayors illegal project Dumaguete City – The unauthorized extension of Pantawan 2 by Mayor Felipe Remollo’s administration raised concerning evidence of impunity as the latter again failed to comply with its legal obligations connected with the reclamation project, thereby illegally disbursing government
11 October 2023, 6-9pm at ITF House, Borough Road, London SE1 1DR. This is a launch event for Hands Off Father Herbert Campaign. Father Herbert Fadriquela, the CHRP UK chairperson, has been red-tagged by the Philippine government and faces false charges laid against him by the Philippine military. Powerful speakers will include Renato Reyes, President of
KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PRESS RELEASE 4 October 2023 Green groups sound alarm over latest disappearance of Indigenous rights advocates Environmental groups expressed “grave concern” over the recent disappearance of Indigenous rights advocates Job David, Peter Del Monte Jr., and Alia Encela in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, who were reportedly abducted by the 4th
UPR Watch Press ReleaseSeptember 26, 2023 Lacks “safer environment for civil society”: Philippines Unworthy of UN Security Council Membership, Say Human Rights Groups Geneva, Switzerland—Grave human rights violations in the Philippines, already acknowledged by various UN offices and agencies, alongside insincerity in cooperating with the UN and other international bodies, should stop the Philippine bid
