According to the Philippine National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), 59 lawyers were killed during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in office (2016-2022). The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) prevented a U.S. delegation led by U.S. Senator Edward Markey from visiting former Senator Leila De Lima at the detention center Camp Crame in Quezon City on August 18, 2022. The reason was an alleged lack of permits as well as the...
Sally Crisostomo-Ujano, a child and women’s rights activist and coordinator of the Philippines Against Child Trafficking (PACT), was arrested in Bulakan on November 14, 2021. The arrest was based on a 2006 arrest warrant issued by a court in Lucena City....
On October 8, 2021, the Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time in 86 years to two journalists: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa and her Russian colleague Dmitry Muratov. In doing so, the committee recognized Ressa’s efforts in...
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...
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...
