Philippine UPR Watch Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 202 Groups hit Philippine gov’t, San Miguel, and Dutch businesses UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project Geneva, Switzerland – Environmental defenders have urged United Special Procedures mandate holders to investigate the negative environmental and social impacts of the USD 15-billion reclamation and airport “aerotropolis’ project… Continue reading UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project
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Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PH
Press Statement19 September 2023 REFERENCES: Beverly Longid, +63 920 919 1820Clemente Bautista: +639171372930Heads of Delegation, Philippine UPR Watch Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PHAs the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the Philippine Universal Periodic Review… Continue reading Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PH
Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PH
Press Statement19 September 2023 REFERENCES: Beverly Longid, +63 920 919 1820Clemente Bautista: +639171372930Heads of Delegation, Philippine UPR Watch Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PHAs the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the Philippine Universal Periodic Review… Continue reading Filipino rights defenders urge UNHRC to take decisive action on attacks vs human rights defenders in PH
Petition to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro
Dear friends and colleagues, We are writing to call for your support for the call to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro, two women youth environmental advocates from the Philippines who were abducted last September 2, 2023 in Bataan province. They were conducting a research on the impacts of land reclamation in Manila Bay and… Continue reading Petition to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro
Filipino Rights Defenders Demand UN Review, Action on Deteriorating Rights Situation
PRESS RELEASEPhilippine Universal Periodic Review Watch (PUPR Watch) REFERENCES:Beverly LongidKatribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas+639279019830 (Whatsapp) Atty. Krissy ContiNational Union of Peoples’ Lawyers+639298207000 (Whatsapp, Viber, Telegram) Clemente BautistaKalikasan People’s Network for the Environment+639171372930 (Whatsapp, Viber) Filipino Rights Defenders Demand UN Review, Action on Deteriorating Rights Situation Geneva, Switzerland — Filipino human rights advocates seek… Continue reading Filipino Rights Defenders Demand UN Review, Action on Deteriorating Rights Situation
RIGHTS GROUPS DENOUNCE STATEMENTS BY NTF-ELCAC, PNP ON THE CASE OF JONILA CASTRO AND JHED TAMANO
PRESS STATEMENT 15 September 2023 RIGHTS GROUPS DENOUNCE STATEMENTS BY NTF-ELCAC, PNP ON THE CASE OF JONILA CASTRO AND JHED TAMANO Today’s press conference by the National Task Force to End Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirms what we have been stated as a stark possibility — that State actors… Continue reading RIGHTS GROUPS DENOUNCE STATEMENTS BY NTF-ELCAC, PNP ON THE CASE OF JONILA CASTRO AND JHED TAMANO
Philippines still ranked 3rd worldwide on environmental defender deaths
As Global Witness release their 2023 annual Environmental Rights Defenders report, Standing Firm – On the frontline of defending their environment, the Philippines maintains its place with the highest number of environmental defenders killed in Asia, and the deadliest country for environmental defenders outside of Latin America – a shameful 3rd place worldwide. Global Witness points… Continue reading Philippines still ranked 3rd worldwide on environmental defender deaths
International human rights group calls for the surfacing of two abducted women environmental activists in the Philippines
Media Statement September 11, 2023 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) joins the call of progressive and human rights groups to surface Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano. The two women environmental activists were reportedly abducted last September 2 by four armed men aboard a sports utility vehicle in front of the… Continue reading International human rights group calls for the surfacing of two abducted women environmental activists in the Philippines
REPORT OF THE FACT-FINDING MISSION MEMBERS ON THE REPORTED ABDUCTION OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS IN ORION, BATAAN
This fact-finding mission (FFM) was conducted on September 4, 2023 to September 5, 2023 in Orion, Bataan. Members of the FFM were able to gather the following information regarding the reported abduction: Jonila Castro, 21 years old, and Jhed Tamano, 22 years old, are both community volunteers of the Alyansa para sa Pagtatanggol sa Kabuhayan,… Continue reading REPORT OF THE FACT-FINDING MISSION MEMBERS ON THE REPORTED ABDUCTION OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS IN ORION, BATAAN
AKAP KA Manila Bay
Press Release 9 September 2023 Harassment and intimidation against anti-reclamation activists and fishermen have been rampant since San Miguel Corporation started displacing communities and after the then-Duterte government enacted RA11506, an act granting San Miguel Inc. a franchise to construct, develop, establish, operate, and maintain International Airport and adjacent airport city. In 2020, an army… Continue reading AKAP KA Manila Bay