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
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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!
4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists”
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionALERT: 4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists” by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC) 4 CPA leaders, namely Windel Bolinget, Jen Awingan, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, and Steve Tauli are designated as terrorists by the Anti-terrorism Council (ATC).In a press statement released today, July 10, 2023, the ATC mentioned that it had approved a resolution designating the… Continue reading 4 CPA Leaders designated as “terrorists”
Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis
KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENTPRESS STATEMENTJuly 1, 2023 Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis Geneva, Switzerland — Philippine human rights defenders personally brought concerns gravely affecting the Filipino people to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its Special… Continue reading Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis
Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family
Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family This letter was originally sent to President Marcos Jr. and the Malacañang Palace via email by ICHRP Canada on June 22, 2023. 22 June 2023 AN OPEN LETTERTo President Ferdinand R. Marcos, JrRE: The massacre of the Fausto family Mr. President, The International Coalition for Human… Continue reading Letter to President Marcos Jr. on the massacre of the Fausto family
Amnesty International appeal for Cordillera activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus
Attached a link to the appeal by Amnesty International concerning the disappearances last April 28 of two Cordillera activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus. Please join Amnesty’s letter writing campaign.https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa35/6791/2023/en/#
Philippines: Acquittal of Leila de Lima long-overdue after ‘bogus’ charges
Amnesty International Statement © AFP via Getty Images Court dismissed one of two remaining drug charges against Leila de Lima. De Lima is one of the staunchest critics of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Arrested in 2017 after seeking to investigate human rights violations committed in the so-called “war on drugs” ‘De Lima should not have… Continue reading Philippines: Acquittal of Leila de Lima long-overdue after ‘bogus’ charges
URGENT ALERT Philippines: 2 IP rights defenders illegally detained, 2 others missing
On April 24, two organizers from BALATIK (Bond and Strength of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Tagalog), Mary Joyce Lizada and Arnulfo Aumentado, went missing while doing field work in relation to a series of shelling by the Philippine Military in Oriental Mindoro, an island 7 hours away from Manila. Days after they went missing, and… Continue reading URGENT ALERT Philippines: 2 IP rights defenders illegally detained, 2 others missing
Karapatan condemns killing of NDFP consultant Rogelio Posadas, disappearance of 3 others
KARAPATAN PRESS RELEASE – https://groups.google.com/g/karapatas 25 April 2023 Human rights alliance Karapatan condemned the killing of National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Negros peace consultant Rogelio Posadas, 56, who was allegedly slain in an encounter with the military on April 20, 2023 in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Posadas was reported missing on the evening of April 19 when… Continue reading Karapatan condemns killing of NDFP consultant Rogelio Posadas, disappearance of 3 others
SUMKAD for land, life, and honor!
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionCENTRAL STATEMENTon the 39th Peoples Cordillera DayWe mark the 39th Peoples’ Cordillera Day with a united battle cry- SUMKAD for land, life, and honor! Sumkad, meaning to rise, resist, defend, is a word with an all-too-familiar meaning in our history of struggle as Cordillera Peoples. In the 70s and 80s, the… Continue reading SUMKAD for land, life, and honor!