12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
“Serving the people is not a crime,” said human rights activist Felipe “Ipe” Gelle during a press conference on July 1, 2025, as he recounted his six-day detention on alleged terrorism financing charges. Peasants’ rights advocate Felipe Gelle Gelle said he voluntarily...
12. August 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Human rights groups criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s failure to address key issues in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2025. The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) said that once again, Marcos Jr.’s SONA failed to...
15. July 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
Three years into President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, tensions persist between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) over investigating extrajudicial killings (EJKs) linked to Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on...
15. July 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, International Institutions, News
In a report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on June 18, 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan gave a critical assessment on the situation of human rights in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,...
15. July 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions, News
Rodrigo Duterte is facing growing international isolation as he awaits trial in the Netherlands for crimes against humanity. Once known for his iron-fisted so-called “war on drugs,” the former Philippine president is now facing charges before the...
15. July 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Trans rights and human rights advocate Ali Jejhon Macalintal, 39, was shot dead on June 23, 2025, in her acupuncture clinic in General Santos City. A former journalist, Macalintal also served as deputy secretary general of the human rights group Karapatan for the...
