16. June 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Senator Leila de Lima is calling for an investigation into the human rights violations during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), which has been extended until April 11. Two people have died after being punished by police officers for violating the imposed...
16. June 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On April 15, the activist Jesus Passon Jr was shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists in Silay City in Negros Occidental. The series of extrajudicial killings in the severely affected Negros Occidental continues. Passon was a member of the Pasil Homeowners Association...
16. June 2021 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The rights group Karapatan together with women’s groups network Gabriela and the church-based CSO Rural Missionaries of the Philippines reached out to the Supreme Court on April 26, 2021, for the second time to grant their members protection due to the...
21. April 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio, who has freed journalist Lady Ann Salem of the charges agains her and granted her release has been red-tagged on a tarpaulin displayed in public. This event is only one in a line of threats against members of the jurisdiction. State...
21. April 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
After the massacre known as the “Bloody Sunday” there has been increasing pressure on the Supreme Court (SC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in regards to the issuing and handling of search warrants. Human rights advocates are asking for clear rules...
21. April 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Since 2016 the number of local officials being killed has constantly been rising. As of today, the number of killed mayors and vice mayors has reached 25. This is why detained Senator Leila de Lima has filed a Senate Resolution that seeks to further investigate the...
