14. April 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent arrest over alleged crimes against humanity and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in March 2025 has raised the stakes for the midterm elections that will take place in the Philippines on May 12,...
14. April 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions
Following his arrest on March 11, 2025, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. He awaits trial at the Hague Penitentiary Institution for crime against humanity of murder,...
14. April 2025 | Aktuelles, Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
A congressional inquiry into online disinformation has raised questions about the balance between accountability and potential threats to press freedom. During the third hearing of the House tri-committee on March 21, 2025, bloggers associated with former President...
17. March 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News
Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) attempted but failed to assassinate Lejun de la Cruz, a former communist guerilla, human rights activist, and nominee of the Magsasaka party-list in the coming May election. This was announced by Magsasaka Party in a...
17. March 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) reviewed the Philippines in the context of the seventh periodic report in Geneva on February 19, 2025, on the state of the country’s compliance with economic, social, and cultural human...
17. March 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
When the Philippines began the second round of talks over a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) last February 2025, concerns were raised about potential negative impacts on vulnerable sectors and the country’s ongoing human rights...
