12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
Media organizations condemned the brutal murder of Philippine radio journalist Erwin “Boy Pana” Segovia on July 21, 2025 in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Initial police reports showed that Segovia was on his way home when he was followed by two unidentified assailants...
12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
The Supreme Court (SC) has granted temporary protection to the family of disappeared activist James Jazmines, ordering officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to stay at least one kilometer away from the...
12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Human rights and church groups are calling for the immediate release of Maria Salome “Sally” Ujano, a 67-year-old child and women’s rights advocate who was convicted of rebellion in May 2024 and is currently imprisoned at the Correctional Institution for Women in...
12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News
Indigenous communities and local residents in Sitio Mariahangin in the village of Bugsuk (also called Mariahangin Island) are raising urgent concerns over what they describe as systematic harassment, displacement, and human rights violations tied to a controversial...
12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News
Niezel Velasco, an Indigenous Peoples rights defender and humanitarian worker, was cleared of charges of unjust vexation and maltreatment by the Antipolo City Municipal Trial Court on July 31, 2025. The acquittal affirmed that she is not the same person as the accused...
12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
“Serving the people is not a crime,” said human rights activist Felipe “Ipe” Gelle during a press conference on July 1, 2025, as he recounted his six-day detention on alleged terrorism financing charges. Peasants’ rights advocate Felipe Gelle Gelle said he voluntarily...
