27. August 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions
In a joint statement on the end of the UN Joint Programme on Human Rights (UNJP) in July 2024, the Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) and the UN Office in Manila announced on August 8, 2024, that the Philippine government will present a comprehensive and...
27. August 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On July 22, 2024, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised the successes of his anti-drug campaign in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Manila. He referred to the arrest of 97,000 drug dealers and record quantities of seized illegal drugs worth 44 billion...
27. August 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions
On July 30, 2024, Prosecutor General Menardo Guevarra confirmed that the Philippine government will comply with the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow to interview five people in the Philippines. The interviews are related to the ICC...
27. August 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions
On July 31, 2024, the UN Joint Programme on Human Rights (UNJP), a three-year technical cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the Philippines, came to an end. The aim of the UNJP was to support the Philippine government in its investigations into...
27. August 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On July 30, 2024, the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) launched a two-day public inquiry to investigate the practice of “red-tagging” (i.e. branding individuals or organizations as “terrorist”). Among the participants were the UN Special Rapporteur on...
27. August 2024 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
On August 9, 2023, the Court of Appeals in Manila lifted the shutdown order against the news portal Rappler. The court decision restored the company’s certificate of incorporation and eliminated the risk of a shutdown. Maria Ressa called on the government of...
