29. January 2021 | Human Rights News
In light of the recently released documentary “A thousand cuts” which follows Maria Ressa, journalist and CEO of rappler, Christiane Amanpour talked with film maker Ramona Diaz and Maria Ressa about disinformation and its consequences for the people. The documentary...
29. January 2021 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Sarah Elago, the youngest member of the Filipino Congress ever has been subject of numerous diffamation attacks during all of 2020. She has been red-tagged with the use of manipulated photographs in the social networks so she nowadays gets nervous if anybody is asking...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Human Rights Defenders
Human rights defenders and rights activists have gathered in front of the cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 10th December. The philippinenbüro e.V. which is based in Cologne organised the protest in order to remember the many victims of human rights violations in the...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, International Institutions
On Monday, December 7, 2020 the EU foreign ministers approved a mechanism that allows member countries to sanction individuals and organizations responsible for human rights abuses. The new mechanism, which is similiar to the US American “Magnitsky Act”...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On 7th December President Duterte said in his weekly address that during the rest of his term there will be no more truce with the communist rebels. Traditionally, both sides would agree on a ceasefire during the holiday season. Duterte says, the ceasefire died when...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders
The International Human Rights Day in the Philippines was marked by a wave of arrests. Among the victims was journalist Lady Anne Salem who was working for the red tagged alternative news site Manila Today. All have been arrested for alleged posession of firearms....
