21. April 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio, who has freed journalist Lady Ann Salem of the charges agains her and granted her release has been red-tagged on a tarpaulin displayed in public. This event is only one in a line of threats against members of the jurisdiction. State...
21. April 2021 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines stands by its decision to withdraw from the ICC. Petitions against this decision have been qualified as “moot” and been dismissed. Salvador Panelo, presidential spokesperson said: “The ICC has no jurisdiction...
21. April 2021 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
In March 2021, the organisation Investigate PH has issued a report on the situation of human rights in the Philippines. Investigate PH, a international coalition of civil, political and legal organizations, was founded in January 2021 after the latest resolution of UN...
21. April 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
The new House Bill 7814 which has been passed on March 2, 2021, according to which suspects regardless of their actual involvement can be detained for being allegedly involved in drug trade, is being harshly criticized by leftist lawmakers. They claim the new law is...
21. April 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
After the massacre known as the “Bloody Sunday” there has been increasing pressure on the Supreme Court (SC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in regards to the issuing and handling of search warrants. Human rights advocates are asking for clear rules...
21. April 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
Investigations on police violence in the context of the so-called war on drugs conducted by the Philippine Commission of Human Rights (CHR) have shown that the police deliberately killed suspects. For this report, 3300 extrajudicial killings in Metro Manila, Central...
