New advocacy hub launched to safeguard human rights defenders

22. May 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News

Human rights organizations from across the Philippines have launched Kalasag: Advocates’ Hub for Human Rights, Safety, and Protection, a national advocacy hub designed to protect human rights defenders (HRDs) amid escalating threats and attacks. The initiative,...

Online violence threatens women’s voices and democracy

22. May 2026 | Aktuelles, Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News

Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists, and journalists has reached a critical level, threatening to exclude women from digital spaces. According to a 2025 UN Women report, the absence of strong countermeasures also poses a risk to undermining...

Journalist and activists killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental military operation

22. May 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News

Nineteen people, including both New People’s Army (NPA) fighters and unarmed civilians, were killed on April 19, 2026, during a military operation in Barangay Salamanca in the province Negros Occidental, sparking national and international outrage and demands for an...

Killing of Negros Occidental journalist Julito Calo sparks press freedom concerns

20. April 2026 | Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, News

Radio broadcaster Julito “Jaz” Calo was fatally shot on March 20, 2026, outside his residence in La Castellana, a municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Calo, 49 years old, co-hosted a program on DNN News FM in Himamaylan City and worked for the local...

Rights groups seek release of arrested doctor and activists

20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

A regional health group and human rights organizations are calling for the protection and release of physician Ana Marie “Doc Ana” Rilloraza, one of the seven alleged communist rebels arrested in a joint police and military raid on March 11, 2026. Rilloraza was...

Child rights advocate acquitted of rebellion after conviction built on 15-year-old warrant

20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News

The Philippine Court of Appeals has acquitted Salome “Nanay Sally” Ujano, a prominent women’s and child rights advocate, releasing her after more than four years in detention on rebellion charges. The ruling from March 23, 2026, overturned a 2024...