“We are asking the CHR to extend help to the bereaved family of farmer Crispin Tingal and provide them with due assistance.”
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PH refuses to accede to ICC, review anti-terror law
By RATZIEL SAN JUAN Altermidya MANILA — The Philippine UPR Watch, a delegation of human rights defenders and advocates participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, frowned upon the Philippine government’s response to the UPR recommendations. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted the UPR outcome of the Philippines. Out of 289…
Rights group blames draconian government policies to the non-resolution of extrajudicial killings
Karapatan called for the UN Human Rights Council and UN Special Procedures to conduct an independent investigation of extrajudicial killings and other rights violations. “These international organizations should see through the Marcos Jr. government’s attempts to window-dress the dire human rights situation in the country.”
Quezon City court acquits human rights defenders of perjury charges
“Truth and justice prevailed today against liars and butcher such as former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.”
UN expert, international groups demand junking of charges vs Karapatan, 2 other groups
“The perjury case brought by the government may also be a form of retaliation for the human rights activities of these local human rights defenders. We have seen in recent years that many defenders have been dragged before the courts, smeared, red tagged and murdered in the Philippines. This intimidation should stop immediately.”
Marie Hilao-Enriquez, not an ordinary mother
“Marie dedicated her life in advancing and defending people’s rights – and in the face of a massive human rights crisis in the Philippines as well as the threat of a Marcos restoration and Duterte extension, we turn towards Marie’s life and legacy as a courageous human rights defender as our guiding light in the continuing struggle against tyranny and fascism.”
Rights group urges CHR to probe recent bombing in Cagayan, harassment of farmers in Bulacan
“We urgently call the attention of independent bodies such as the CHR, fellow human rights defenders, and local authorities to probe these incidents.”
Awardees
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Well-funded operations
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Millions-worth of cyberattack on rights group website traced to Israeli IT firm
For human rights group Karapatan, they see no other actor that would have the resources and motivation to take down their website but the Duterte administration.
Website of human rights group under attack
“These attacks only benefit those who want to silence us and our human rights work amid a pervasive state of impunity in the country.”