21. December 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On December 7, 2021, the Supreme Court (SC) voted on the 37 petitions filed against the controversial Anti-Terror Law. The law was declared partially unconstitutional. However, this only affects two sections: firstly, that the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) can list...
23. November 2021 | Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs
For months, criticism of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and calls to abolish this body have been growing louder. The Senate Finance Committee approved a cut in the NTF-ELCAC budget from 28 to 4 billion pesos. The surplus...
14. October 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded its investigation into 50 cases of illegal-drug operations resulting in death. Without releasing the related report or disclosing details, DOJ Undersecretary Adrian Sugay summarized the investigation’s findings on...
14. October 2021 | Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs
Bai Bibyaon, the 80-year-old leader of the Manobo (a tribe belonging to the indigenous Lumads), is fighting back against allegations that she is being held against her will. She is voluntarily staying with the “Bakwit School” at the University of the...
23. September 2021 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On June 23 the controversial Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) listed the the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as a terrorist group in their Resolution Nr. 21, which they published later. Since 1992 the NDFP plays an essential role in tackling the roots...
23. September 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The Philippine judicial and police apparatus continues to face strong criticism despite the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) review of extrajudicial killings by law enforcement officials in the so-called war on drugs. The Philippine National Police (PNP) only made...
