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 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
A Baguio City court convicted Police Colonel Dante A. Lubos of homicide for the 2016 killing of Ryan Dave Almora, who was shot during an alleged anti-drug operation amid former President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs.” On August 22, 2025, Judge Rufus Gayo...
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 News, Internal Affairs, News
With 19 votes in favor, 4 against, and one abstention, the Senate “archived” the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on August 6, 2025, in accordance with an earlier ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) that halted her trial. The...
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...
