3. November 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
The Departmernt of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed terrorism financing complaints filed against church worker and farmers’ rights advocate Myrna Zapanta due to lack of credible evidence, a decision hailed by rights groups as a victory against the misuse of...
3. November 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
The Philippines reported no journalist killings in 2024 – the first time in more than twenty years – marking a rare improvement in press safety. However, rights groups warn that media workers continue to face intimidation, so-called “red-tagging,” and...
3. November 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Nearly a year after Cora Jazmines filed petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data* over the disappearance of her husband, labor activist James Jazmines, the Court of Appeals finally held its first summary hearing on October 2, 2025. James Jazmines was disappeared...
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...
