26. April 2024 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
After three days of intensive search efforts, the missing environmental activists, Francisco ‘Eco’ Dangla III and Joxelle ‘Jak’ Tiong, were found safe on March 28, 2024. A fact-finding team formed by progressive groups confirmed that Dangla and...
26. April 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, International Institutions
In a speech on March 18, 2024, President Marcos emphasized the alleged progress of his human rights policy, as the number of cases of crimes and human rights violations should have decreased under his administration. He mentioned that the number of index crimes had...
26. April 2024 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
The European Union (EU) and the Philippines (PH) have officially resumed negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to a joint announcement on March 18, 2024. The EU-PH-FTA could cover a wide range of issues, including trade, investment,...
26. April 2024 | "War on Drugs", AMP in the press, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, mayor of Davao City, announced a so-called “war on drugs” for his city on March 22, 2024, and warned that drug suspects would be killed if they did not stop dealing drugs or leave the city. Two days after the...
26. April 2024 | Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News
On March 14, 2024, the International Rivers Day, indigenous communities and environmentalists gathered in front of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protest against the construction projects of megadam and hydropower plants....
19. March 2024 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
On February 27, 2024, a Philippine court sentenced police officer Gerry Maliban to four years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar during a police operation on August 2, 2023, in Navotas in Metro Manila. Instead of receiving a...
