20. April 2026 | Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, News
Radio broadcaster Julito “Jaz” Calo was fatally shot on March 20, 2026, outside his residence in La Castellana, a municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Calo, 49 years old, co-hosted a program on DNN News FM in Himamaylan City and worked for the local...
20. April 2026 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, are each set to face separate legal proceedings on April 22, 2026. Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, but he has...
20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
The Philippine Court of Appeals has acquitted Salome “Nanay Sally” Ujano, a prominent women’s and child rights advocate, releasing her after more than four years in detention on rebellion charges. The ruling from March 23, 2026, overturned a 2024...
20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, News
Human rights groups have raised alarm over a string of incidents targeting development workers and activists in Negros, Iloilo, and nearby provinces, citing harassment, intimidation, and what they describe as politically motivated arrests. Two coast guard personnel...
20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
The Philippines and the EU are close to finalizing a free trade agreement, but labor groups warn that violence against workers is being ignored in negotiations. Since 2016, Workers’ Rights Watch has documented 105 trade union killings in the Philippines, none of...
20. April 2026 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
A regional trial court in Tacloban City has affirmed the terrorism financing conviction of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil, denying their motions for reconsideration and rejecting their bid for bail. On March 25, 2026,...
