10. November 2020 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
Since late 2014, the Philippines is a beneficiary of the EU trade preferences given under the GSP+ scheme which are tied to the compliance with 27 international treaties, including 7 human rights conventions. On September 16, 2020, the European Parliament adopted an...
10. November 2020 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
On October 28, 2020, Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of rappler.com spoke at a joint meeting of the EU Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and EU Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) (starting minute 10:34) about the situation for women since...
9. November 2020 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
On the forty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a weak follow-up resolution proposed by Island and the Philippines itself which does not contain an investigative mechanism. At the beginning of the session on September 14, 2020 Human Rights...
