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 | "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...
12. June 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, International Institutions, News
The Philippines intends to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) during the next round of negotiations scheduled in Brussels from June 29 to July 3, 2026. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Allan Gepty said after six...
23. March 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Lawmakers in the Philippines are calling on the government to strengthen workers’ rights amid ongoing negotiations for the European Union-Philippines Free Trade Agreement (EU-PH FTA), warning that delays in passing long-pending labor reforms could jeopardize the trade...
23. March 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs
Residents of Sitio Mariahangin in Bugsuk, Palawan have appealed to the Senate to hear their side in a long-standing land dispute that has placed 282 indigenous people at risk of eviction. In a video statement released February 16, 2026, community member Amina Naseron...
