UN Human Rights Committee concerned about Philippine Anti-Terror Law

20. November 2022 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions

In its October 2022 report, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed its concerns about human rights violations and extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. The committee criticized especially the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 for containing...

UN Human Rights Council: No further resolution on Philippines

24. October 2022 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, International Institutions

Despite the tireless efforts of national and international human rights groups in calling attention to the devastating human rights situation in the Philippines, the UN Human Rights Council ended its 51st session in Geneva on October 7, 2022, without passing another...

Police chief wants to reform anti-drug campaign through “holistic” approach

24. October 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. announced on October 3, 2022, that he intends to copy the strategy of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in combating the country’s illegal drug problem. In...

Lack of human rights accountability could threaten important EU trade benefits

19. September 2022 | Human Rights News, International Institutions

The grave human rights situation in the Philippines remains a factor of concern for the European Union’s (EU) decision to maintain or withdraw its trade privileges under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) with the island nation. This is what officials...

President Marcos has no intention to rejoin the International Criminal Court

15. August 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions

On August 1, 2022, President Marcos announced that the Philippines has no intention to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). He claims that the government was already investigating the alleged crimes under the previous Duterte administration in the context of...

U.S. Government says human rights reports are credible

5. May 2022 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions

On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of State released its 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. It rated reports of human rights violations committed by state security forces in the Philippines as credible. According to the report, numerous human rights...