The Kasibu Municipal Trial Court has dismissed a forcible entry case filed against a Catholic bishop, a priest, and several community members involved in anti-mining barricades in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, marking a legal victory for environmental defenders opposing a mining exploration project....
Church leaders warned Thursday that corruption and political impunity continue to erode public trust in the Philippines, as accountability cases involving top officials expose what they described as the selective application of justice. Bishop Colin Bagaforo of...
Church leaders, human rights defenders, forensic experts, and academics launched a civilian-led truth commission on Wednesday, May 27. The commission aims to document extrajudicial killings linked to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign and preserve...
HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS representing community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Church worker Marielle Domequil have asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to overturn a lower court ruling denying their bail pending appeal. The counsels argued that their terrorism financing...
The Philippine National Police on Jan. 23 dismantled an anti-mining barricade in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, arresting seven residents and clearing the way for mining exploration. The move prompted condemnation and calls for accountability from church leaders,...
Rights group Karapatan-Southern Tagalog is holding the military accountable for the killing of a civilian in Occidental Mindoro, calling it a “clear sign of widespread militarization and grave human rights violations.” The group condemned the August 1 killing in...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reiterated the Philippine government's responsibility to uphold the rights and dignity of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). This comes in the wake of reports concerning the alleged mistreatment of detained...
She is a mother shaped by silence, grief, and prayer—one who has spent eighteen years searching not only for her missing son, but for the meaning of justice itself. What began as a cry for punishment has slowly transformed into a quiet but radical conviction that...
A human rights group decried the detention of eight individuals and the disappearance of three others following a military and police operation in Agusan del Sur. In a statement, Karapatan Southern Mindanao said nine people — identified as Charisse Bernadine Bañez,...
The search for missing Lumad activist Genasque Enriquez has entered its tenth day, with human rights groups condemning the military’s refusal to acknowledge inquiries regarding his whereabouts. Enriquez, a prominent Lumad leader, was reportedly arrested on March 2,...
The groups raised concerns about the nature of the surveillance mission and how many similar operations had been authorized
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has formally withdrawn from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), citing the need to uphold academic freedom. In a statement issued on Feb. 2, COCOPEA announced...
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of exploiting anti-terrorism laws to “unjustly target” activists and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) as part of efforts to meet the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...