30. October 2023 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
On September 8, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement for a strategic partnership between the two countries. As part of the bilateral relations, various collaborations in several fields–including...
2. October 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People
Following the abductions of Gene de Jesus and Dexter Capuyan on April 28, 2023, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has denied allegations that they are responsible for the enforced disappearances of the two Cordillera activists. De Jesus and Capuyan have been...
2. October 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The killing of 17-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar on August 2, 2023, in Navotas, Metro-Manila, has brought the issue of brutal police violence in the fight against illegal drugs back into the media spotlight. As Jemboy and a friend were cleaning their fishing boat in...
2. October 2023 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
After six human rights activists, four of whom belong to the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), were designated as “terrorists” by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on June 7, 2023, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) ordered – based on a...
2. October 2023 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2023, caused great disappointment among human rights groups as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. failed to mention human rights violations. Instead, he described the state of the nation as “sound and...
2. October 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions
The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected on July 18, 2023, the Philippine government’s request to stop the continuation of the investigation into crimes against humanity in the so-called “war on drugs” by Rodrigo Duterte, during his time as...
