18. September 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, News
Indigenous leaders, human rights advocates, and legal experts are raising concerns after the Philippine government overhauled the guidelines for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) approved new FPIC guidelines...
18. September 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Mary Lawlor, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, is calling on the Philippine government to reopen the investigation into the killing of labor organizer Jude Thaddeus Fernandez, citing serious concerns about wrongful...
20. July 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Lawmakers and human rights groups pressed for strong human rights and environmental safeguards as the European Union pushed forward with the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the Philippines during its seventh round of negotiations from June 29 to July 3,...
20. July 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, News
A municipal court in Nueva Vizcaya has dropped the charges against Bayombong Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao and other anti-mining advocates who had been opposing a mining exploration project in the province. The charges were filed after Indigenous communities, joined by...
20. July 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Four leaders of the Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance (CPA) filed an appeal at the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on June 1, 2026, contesting the court’s earlier dismissal of their challenge to their terrorist designation. This appeal comes after the RTC’s April...
20. July 2026 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News
A new report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a collaboration between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has brought renewed attention to persistent human rights...
