#HumanRights #ArbitraryDetention | Cats as Lifelines: Leila de Lima’s Tale of Survival. In an interview with Amnesty International, she recounts how her 20 adopted stray cats, especially her five favorites, became her solace during 2454 days of arbitrary detention. Discover the profound impact of feline companionship on her journey to resilience.
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Marcos’s second SONA dodges accountability for past human rights violations Responding to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), Amnesty International Philippines’ advocacy and mobilization manager Wilnor Papa said:“Similar to last year, President Marcos Jr remained disappointingly quiet on the dismal state of human rights in the country during his second State of the Nation Address.”
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PH Senate should act swiftly, pass HRDP bill to protect human rights On 17 January, Congress passed the Human Rights Defenders Protection bill on the third and final reading. The bill aims to strengthen existing laws and provide additional institutional measures to protect human rights defenders (HRDs) from extrajudicial killings, and extreme threats and harassment. Butch Olano, Amnesty International Philippines
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#HumanRights #MentalHealth Happiness and your activism can co-exist. You deserve to be as nice to yourself as you are to other people.Amnesty’s “A Well-Being Workbook for Youth Activists” Volume 2 to support you on your journey to care for yourself and others while defending human rights. Follow @amnestyRead Volume 1 of the FanZine here: http://bit.ly/AmnestyFanZineVol1 Submit your contribution online through
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#HumanRights #StopTheKillings [From the web] UN resolution a missed chance for justice but scrutiny continues The resolution on the Philippines adopted by the UN Human Rights Council today is a missed opportunity to seek justice for thousands of unlawful killings, said Amnesty International. Rather than launching the much-needed comprehensive investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines, the UN
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UN must intensify pressure to end killings as impunity reigns 25 September 2020 The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to incite a wave of extrajudicial executions and fuel a climate of near-absolute impunity for perpetrators, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing on the country’s dramatically deteriorating human rights situation. The briefing, “My Job is to Kill”:
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Violence between state forces and the NPA puts indigenous peoples lives at risk 4 September 2020 Responding to reports of escalating violence in Surigao del Sur between government security forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) which led to the killing of two young indigenous people, Amnesty International Philippines Director, Butch Olano, said: “Violence between state forces and non-state actors
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New PNP Chief a leading architect of the deadly drug war Responding to the appointment of PLtGen Camilo Cascolan as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Amnesty International Philippines Section Director, Butch Olano, said “PLtGen Cascolan is no stranger to the deadly drug war. As the PNP’s former operations chief and co-author of the murderous strategy behind
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As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the country, Amnesty International Philippines urges the government to plan ahead for a clearer and more sustainable approach to respond to the pandemic. Human rights must be at the center of all prevention, preparedness, containment and treatment efforts from the start, in order to best protect public health and support the groups
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8 March 2020 In view of the disturbing global trend of misogynist messages currently disseminated by some political and religious leaders, and the increase in oppressive and sexist policies and practices, women around the world are joining forces to consolidate and protect the rights and freedoms achieved to date. The women’s movement seeks to ensure that, far from restricting rights,
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