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...

Rodrigo Duterte faces another ICC hearing, daughter faces impeachment proceedings

20. April 2026 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, are each set to face separate legal proceedings on April 22, 2026. Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, but he has...

Rights groups decry harassment, arrests of activists in Negros and Iloilo

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

Human rights groups have raised alarm over a string of incidents targeting development workers and activists in Negros, Iloilo, and nearby provinces, citing harassment, intimidation, and what they describe as politically motivated arrests. Two coast guard personnel...

Trade deal advances as 105 unionist killings go unprosecuted

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

The Philippines and the EU are close to finalizing a free trade agreement, but labor groups warn that violence against workers is being ignored in negotiations. Since 2016, Workers’ Rights Watch has documented 105 trade union killings in the Philippines, none of...

ICC appeals chamber rejects Duterte bid for release as victims press for justice

23. March 2026 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for interim release, ordering that he remain in detention in The Hague as proceedings in his crimes against humanity case continue. In its...

Philippine lawmakers, labor groups urge EU-PH FTA pause pending labor rights reforms

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...