Human Rights

by Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com, 4 Jan 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission of Human Rights said it is “saddened” by President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to veto the establishment of the Human Rights Institute, but vowed it will continue to make human rights education accessible to people.

by Philstar.com, 14 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Despite Malacañang’s claim that the press is “alive and well” in the country, a recent national poll found that that 45% of Filipinos believe that it is perilous to publish criticism of the Duterte administration

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by Kristine Joy Patag – Philstar.com, 17 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Human rights advocates and groups across the globe are pressing the International Criminal Court and the United Nations Human Rights Council to prosecute President Rodrigo Duterte, as they mark August as “a month of killings” for the government.

by Edith Regalado (The Philippine Star), 16 Jul 2021 DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A lawyer and her husband were gunned down in front of their house in an upscale subdivision in this city on Wednesday.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 4 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Human rights organizations must improve their communication strategies to respond to an “information warfare” that has left their sector tarnished and broken in a short period of time.

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by Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural workers have filed a formal complaint at the International Labor Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland against labor rights violations allegedly committed by the Duterte administration since 2016.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 20 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution seeking the end of the military coup in Myanmar and calling for the release of political prisoners, including its de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu, INQINQUIRER.net, 14 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reaffirmed its position that health policies and protocols should not put people at risk of violating their human rights after hearing reports that COVID-19 patients had their houses marked.

Reminder from the Ateneo Human Rights Center if community pantry organizers are asked to give details about themselves or their operations. | via @lianbuan pic.twitter.com/qSS8ZGXtYP — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) April 20, 2021

Non shared screenshots of social media posts made by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and other proof of alleged red-tagging. @manilabulletin pic.twitter.com/Lc2SVSd0DD — Martin Sadongdong (@MB_mrtnsdngdng) April 20, 2021

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 19 Mar 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 19)— A majority of Filipinos believed it is “dangerous” to print or broadcast things critical of the administration, according to a recent survey.

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By: Nestor Corrales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Sunday denounced a memorandum allegedly from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that directs its regional directors to identify members of two progressive groups who are in the government…

by Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com), 11 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Free Legal Assistance Group flagged the 26 work-related lawyer killings in the 61 cases they reviewed as an indicator of “growing danger” in their profession in the country.

by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star), 8 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The European Union has called on the Philippines to address extrajudicial killings and improve governance in the context of promoting human rights and holding violators accountable as part of their new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).

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by (Philstar.com), 17 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice released Saturday to the public the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’s implementing rules and regulations, which seeks to further clarify provisions in the controversial law which has been criticized for being overbroad.

By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News, 18 Sep 2020 The European Parliament has urged the Philippine government to drop charges against Rappler chief Maria Ressa and renew the franchise of the shuttered broadcast network ABS-CBN.

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