Lacks “safer environment for civil society”: Philippines Unworthy of UN Security Council Membership, Say Human Rights Groups

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… Continue reading Lacks “safer environment for civil society”: Philippines Unworthy of UN Security Council Membership, Say Human Rights Groups

Global Day of Action to #DefendCordilleraPH

Subject: Global Day of Action to #DefendCordilleraPH Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:09:40 +0800 From: Romeo Jara <romeo.jara@ipmsdl.org> The Cordillera People have faced countless attacks under the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Through the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020, the Anti Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated… Continue reading Global Day of Action to #DefendCordilleraPH

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

Surface Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro! Protect Filipino Environmental Defenders Who Preserve Our Planet!

STATEMENT Surface Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro! Protect Filipino Environmental Defenders Who Preserve Our Planet! We, the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and the Environmental Defenders Congress, urgently call for the immediate surfacing of Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro, environmental defenders who have gone missing while working with the fishing communities in Orion, Bataan,… Continue reading Surface Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro! Protect Filipino Environmental Defenders Who Preserve Our Planet!

The Philippines: Human Rights Organisations Condemn Renewed Judicial Harassment Against Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

Dear friends,  We are sharing with you a joint statement of solidarity by eight international human rights NGOs FORUM-Asia, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Front Line Defenders, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH, in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders), International Network for Economic, Social and… Continue reading The Philippines: Human Rights Organisations Condemn Renewed Judicial Harassment Against Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance

International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance Press ReleaseJuly 23, 2022 “The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) salutes the mass protests to take place in Manila and across the Philippines on July 24 as President Marcos Jr gives his second State of the Nation… Continue reading International human rights group message to People’s SONA: we will keep Marcos Jr under surveillance

Environmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!

JOINT PRESS STATEMENTJuly 11, 2023 On the ‘terrorist’ designation of Cordilleran activistsEnvironmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!The Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) and the Environmental Defenders Congress (ENVIDEFCON) strongly condemn the recent terrorist designation imposed by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC) on Cordilleran activists Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Windel Bolinget, Jen Awingan and… Continue reading Environmental defenders and indigenous rights activists are NOT terrorists!