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 Sitio Salidang, Brgy....
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The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has formally withdrawn from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), citing the need to uphold academic freedom.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)...
The Catholic Church in Malaybalay in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon condemned the ongoing injustices against the Manobo-Pulangiyon Kianteg (MPK) community, who have long struggled to reclaim their ancestral lands. In a pastoral statement issued during...
Families and human rights advocates marked the 20th anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre with a renewed call for justice for the victims who lost their lives and those left traumatized. “We chose to rise again despite the oppression from the state and the...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, has voiced strong concerns regarding the protracted pre-trial detention of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. “Today, 11 November, Frenchie has finally had an opportunity to take...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for the Philippine government to drop charges against detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who is set to testify in court on Nov. 11. This will be Cumpio’s first time testifying in court after spending four years in detention...
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a strong warning against the Philippine government’s increasing use of “red-tagging,” a practice in which labor leaders and union members are linked to armed communist rebels. HRW is a New York-based...