April 28, 2024 Environmental Defenders Face Trumped-Up Financing Terrorism Charges. Kalikasan PNE and ENVIDEFCON condemn this. In an alarming development, two young human rights defenders from Quezon are now facing trumped-up charges of financing terrorism. Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and the Environmental Defenders Congress strongly condemns this unjust targeting. Tanggol Quezon Spokesperson Paul… Continue reading Environmen-tal Defenders Face Trumped-Up Charges.
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Stop bombing fragile Key Biodiversity Areas! Joint Statement
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and Environmental Defenders Congress April 6, 2024 REFERENCE: Danilova Molintas +639602315340 WhatsApp/Viber Stop bombing fragile Key Biodiversity Areas! Ban indiscriminate aerial strikes! Investigate the environmental impacts of military operations! Defend our environment! Defend our people! The Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and the Environmental Defenders Congress decry the… Continue reading Stop bombing fragile Key Biodiversity Areas! Joint Statement
Environmental defenders abducted on March 24, released
Subject: Re: Alert: 2 Environmental Defenders in the Philippines abducted Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 12:14:59 +0800 From: ‘Jax Bongon’ via IBON International Climate Justice Mailing List <ii-climate-justice@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: jbongon@iboninternational.org Dear friends and comrades, The fact-finding mission team for Eco Dangla III and Jak Tiong, environmental defenders abducted on March 24, released an update saying both individuals… Continue reading Environmental defenders abducted on March 24, released
Environmental defender group amass local and international support to surface and release Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong
PRESS RELEASE March 27, 2024 Environmental defender group amass local and international support to surface and release Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong Contact person: lia@cecphils.org ; 09097273371 As of March 27, 2024 10:10 in the morning, a total of 257 organizations and 416 individuals have signed the petition for the safe and immediate surfacing of our fellow… Continue reading Environmental defender group amass local and international support to surface and release Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong
UK’s Standard Chartered assailed for financing Philippines coal boom
BankTrack, the Philippines Movement for Climate Justice, Inclusive Development International and Recourse file complaint over Standard Chartered coal financing Manila, February 29, 2024According to the complaint filed with the UK government by BankTrack and partners, on behalf of communities affected by the projects, Standard Chartered violated international guidelines for responsible business conduct by co-financing four coal-fired power plants… Continue reading UK’s Standard Chartered assailed for financing Philippines coal boom
Environmental Defenders Congress Statement
22 February 2024 Dismiss the charges against Jhed and Jonila! Investigate abductions of environmental defenders! Stop the practice of false surrenders! We strongly denounce the persistent injustice and harassment faced by environmental defenders Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro, aimed at silencing their opposition to projects such as the New Manila International Airport and other reclamation… Continue reading Environmental Defenders Congress Statement
Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now!
KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Statement 15 February 2024 Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now! Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment joins the outcry of local communities and civil society groups following the disastrous landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao De Oro last February 6.… Continue reading Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now!
International and local groups urge Supreme Court: grant petition of abducted activists Jhed and Jonila
Kalikasan People’s Network for the EnvironmentPRESS RELEASE 5 February 2024 Int’l and local groups urge Supreme Court: grant petition of abducted activists Jhed and Jonila Environmental and human rights groups held a protest action at the Supreme Court and Department of Justice today in support of abducted anti-reclamation activists Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano, decrying… Continue reading International and local groups urge Supreme Court: grant petition of abducted activists Jhed and Jonila
Memory of Dr. Gerry Ortega honoured
Environmental Defenders Congress Press Statement24 January 2024On the 13th Anniversary of the Murder of Dr. Gerry Ortega and UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan’s Visit to the PhilippinesOn this somber anniversary and with the timely visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan, to… Continue reading Memory of Dr. Gerry Ortega honoured
Green groups urge UN special rapporteur to investigate attacks against environmental activists
Kalikasan People’s Network for the EnvironmentPress Release23 January 2024Green groups urge UN special rapporteur to investigate attacks against environmental activistsEnvironmental and human rights groups urged United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan to investigate the escalating cases of attacks against environmental and human rights defenders during her official visit… Continue reading Green groups urge UN special rapporteur to investigate attacks against environmental activists