5. May 2022 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
A regional court in Bacolod City convicted two Philippine Army intelligence officers for the murder of activist Benjamin Bayles on March 31, 2022. In broad daylight, the two men shot Bayles – coordinator of the party-list Bayan Muna and member of the Iglesia Filipina...
3. May 2022 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
The Aktionsbündnis Menschenrechte – Philippinen (AMP, German Action Network Human Rights) expresses in a statement its deep concerns about the arrest of Aldeem Yañez, a dedicated volunteer at the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI). On April 10, 2022, Yañez was...
14. April 2022 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
On March 25, 2022, the Bayugan City Regional Court dismissed the kidnapping and serious illegal detention case against community doctor and Lumad supporter Dr. Navidad Castro. The court based its decision on grounds of the denial of her substantive right to due...
14. April 2022 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
March 7 marked the first anniversary of the so-called “Bloody Sunday” massacre. State security forces killed nine activists while six activists were arrested. In the meantime, 34 police and military personal who were involved in a total of three killings...
14. April 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
Victims of the so-called war on drugs as well as human rights organizations continue to criticize the lack of accountability of the Philippine Government for human rights abuses. Yet the current administration gives no reason to hope for improvement. Amnesty...
14. April 2022 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
In the light of the upcoming May 9 elections, cases of red-tagging against the opposition – especially presidential candidate Leni Robredo and her supporters – are on the rise. In a statement, the human rights group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)...
