Share this via FacebookShare this via TwitterOther ways to share Keynote The Human Rights System Is Under Threat: A Call to Action Tirana Hassan Executive Director The human rights situation in the Philippines remains dire amid extrajudicial killings, attacks against political activists and journalists, and abuses committed during the armed conflict with the 54-year-old communist… Continue reading Human Rights Watch World Report 2024 Looks at the Philippines
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Abolish controversial Philippines anti-insurgency programme that targets environmental defenders: UN special rapporteur Ian Fry
The environmental law expert tells Eco-Business after his 10-day visit to the country why the anti-insurgency task force should be disbanded, and why it is crucial for President Marcos, Jr to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez https://www.eco-business.com/news/abolish-controversial-philippines-anti-insurgency-programme-that-targets-environmental-defenders-un-special-rapporteur-ian-fry/ Nov. 21, 2023 Australian environmental law and policy expert Ian Fry last visited… Continue reading Abolish controversial Philippines anti-insurgency programme that targets environmental defenders: UN special rapporteur Ian Fry
No justice, no peace under Marcos Jr.
Groups, victim to UN: No justice, no peace under Marcos Jr. government Philippine UPR Watch Press release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/iMMffVVQcag?pli=1 March 27, 2023 Rights group Karapatan, local and international lawyers, and anabduction survivor belied assertions by Philippine government that thehuman rights situation in the Philippines has improved under theFerdinand Marcos Jr. administration. In an oral statement at… Continue reading No justice, no peace under Marcos Jr.
UPR Watch appeal for international support to stop killings in the Philippines
Karapatan Press release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/b74-niZqwko?pli=1 March 24, 2023 Ahead of the adoption of the recommendations made by United Nations (UN)member states during the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on thestate of human rights in the Philippines last November 2022, Filipinohuman rights defenders from the Philippine UPR Watch again appealed forinternational support to put a stop to… Continue reading UPR Watch appeal for international support to stop killings in the Philippines
Marcos Jr., NTF-ELCAC’s counterinsurgency program endangers workers’lives, rights
Karapatan Press Release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/q0lKb4OS00s?pli=1 24 January 2023 The counterinsurgency program that is being implemented by the MarcosJr. administration, which it continues from previous regimes includingthe Duterte government, through the National Task Force to End LocalCommunist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has resulted in gross violations onthe working people’s right to life and to their freedom of associationand… Continue reading Marcos Jr., NTF-ELCAC’s counterinsurgency program endangers workers’lives, rights
Karapatan to Remulla: PH gov’t should issue standing invitations to UNSR on EJKs, others to investigate killings and all rights violations
Karapatan to Remulla: PH gov’t should issue standing invitations to UNSR on EJKs, others to investigate killings and all rights violations KARAPATAN Public Information 22 November 2022, Human rights alliance Karapatan said that the Philippine governmentshould issue standing invitations for all UN Special Procedures,especially the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, humanrights defenders, indigenous peoples,… Continue reading Karapatan to Remulla: PH gov’t should issue standing invitations to UNSR on EJKs, others to investigate killings and all rights violations