Conflict between the Duterte and Marcos dynasties heats up again

8. November 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

In the Philippines, tensions between the influential Duterte and Marcos political families have increased again. Vice President Sara Duterte said during a press conference in Manila on October 18, 2024 that she was considering digging up the body of Ferdinand Marcos...

Police reward system for drug-related killings exposed

8. November 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

As part of the ongoing hearings of the so-called “Quad-Committee” of the Philippine House of Representatives to investigate human rights violations in the context of the so-called “war on drugs” under former President Duterte’s administration, former...

Increasing “red-tagging” of trade unionists

8. November 2024 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News

In a recent report, the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) warns that Philippine government officials and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have increasingly been harassing trade union leaders through the...

Call for reforms in the Philippine National Police

8. November 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched a comprehensive investigation into allegations by former Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido that a quota and reward system existed under the former Duterte administration as part of the anti-drug campaign. Espenido made this...

De Lima calls for the Philippines to return to the International Criminal Court

8. November 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions

On October 22, 2024, Philippine politician and former senator Leila de Lima called on the Philippine government to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking before the members of the four committees of the House of Representatives (“Quad-Committee”), she...

Investigation into drug-related killings links with offshore gaming operators

27. August 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

On August 6, 2024, the Philippine House of Representatives passed a resolution (House Resolution 1880) that provides for the formation of a new “super committee.” This body combines four committees – dangerous drugs, public order and security, human...