In the 5th SONA on July 27, 2020, President Duterte announced the reintroduction of the death penalty by lethal injection in connection with drug-related offences. Since August 5, 2020, the issue has thus been back on the House of Representatives’ agenda. The reintroduction of the death penalty would be a breach of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to which the Philippines is a signatory
EU-Philippines free trade agreement: Lawmakers, civil society groups call for legally binding safeguards for human rights and the environment
Lawmakers and human rights groups pressed for strong human rights and environmental safeguards as the European Union pushed...