“There is a human rights crisis in the country. Regardless of the denials and legal acrobatics by the Duterte government, it has made its mark as a murderous regime that disregards people’s rights,”
‘Human rights crisis’ in PH assailed
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Former Aussie senator, int’l groups alarmed over ‘appalling rights situation’ in PH
“Our many meetings with communities from across the Philippines have left members of our delegation appalled by the continuing gross violations of human rights in the Philippines. The outright disregard for human life is unacceptable.”
SEA Games 2019 displaces Aeta communities
The Aeta leader said that he supports the country’s national athletes because they are his countrymen. He said what he condemns is how easily the government dismissed their rights and the corruption and anomalies behind the SEA Games.
Fiscal urged to drop perjury charges against 80-year-old nun
The RMP called on the Office of the Prosecutor to drop the case against Sr. Elenita Belardo so that “she can continue her advocacy of defending the people especially the marginalized sectors of our society.”
Striking workers vow to continue Bonifacio legacy
Workers and progressives held a series of protest actions today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bonifacio, known in Philippine history as the “Great Plebian” for his humble beginnings from the working class and later led the armed revolution when he founded Katipunan.
Advocates pay tribute to women rights defenders
Karapatan, in a protest action on Nov. 29, highlighted the cases human rights defenders Cora Agorvida and Honey Mae Suaza, as “both recent victims of state-perpetrated attacks against women defenders who assert people’s rights, including our communities’ rights to a safe and healthy environment.”
Honoring environmental warriors, green groups launch Envidefcon
“It is our mission to come together and strengthen our defense of the environment in peril.“
A win for media workers | CA affirms GMA 7 talents as regular employees
“It (the ruling) is a rebuke against the continued exploitation of media workers through contractualization.”
Kin, lawyer of NPA spokesperson denied visits, information
On November 27, at 12 noon, Padilla was taken from CIDG-NCR to an unknown location. According to Padilla’s lawyer Kristina Conti, officers from the San Juan Municipal Police Station refused to give Padilla’s whereabouts and were similarly unwilling to divulge information on who is handling Padilla’s case.
Groups call for the realignment of 2020 budget amid SEA Games controversies
“More importantly, it is a call to justly spend the people’s coffers for human resource development that would bring genuine progress to the country.”
Gate-crashing general booed out of human rights forum
“It [Parlade’s presence] is akin to a serial rapist or serial murderer who barges cockily into a meeting of victims and their kin.”