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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 […]

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Environmental defender groups urge probe into military abuses in Mindoro

PRESS RELEASE August 1, 2023Environmental defender groups urge probe into military abuses in MindoroThe Environmental Defenders Congress (ENVIDEFCON) has urged government authorities to investigate reported human rights abuses against the indigenous Mangyan farmers in Mindoro Oriental and Mindoro Occidental. ENVIDEFCON, representing dozens of environmental defense groups across the Philippines, demanded that the Philippine military “respect

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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