10. March 2021 | Freedom of Press, Gender, Human Rights News
International human rights organisations are getting increasingly concerned regarding the red-tagging by the Philippine government. Red-tagging refers to the accusations of having a communist mindset, which, according to the Anti Terror Law of 2020 (ATA) is liable to...
29. January 2021 | Human Rights News, Gender
In light of the recently released documentary “A thousand cuts” which follows Maria Ressa, journalist and CEO of rappler, Christiane Amanpour talked with film maker Ramona Diaz and Maria Ressa about disinformation and its consequences for the people. The documentary...
29. January 2021 | Human Rights News, Gender, Internal Affairs
Sarah Elago, the youngest member of the Filipino Congress ever has been subject of numerous diffamation attacks during all of 2020. She has been red-tagged with the use of manipulated photographs in the social networks so she nowadays gets nervous if anybody is asking...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Gender, Human Rights Defenders
Amanda Echanis, daughter of Randall Echanis, who was murdered this year in August was arrested on 2nd December together with her one month old baby- for alleged posession of firearms and explosives. The organisation Anakpawis claims that these were false allegations....
9. November 2020 | Gender, Human Rights News
According to International partners as well as partners from the Philippines cases of violence, sexual violence to the point of sexual abuse against women have increased substantially during Duterte’s regime. Especially human rights defenders are increasingly being...
