Findings of the 2017-2019 Documentation of Extrajudicial Killings (EJK) committed in the context of the so-called War on Drugs by the Philippine Human Rights Information Center Since Rodrigo Duterte’s inauguration as the 16th president of the Philippines in 2016, the country has witnessed a steep surge in gross violations of human rights. Three years into…
10 September 2019 On September 10, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joined fellow labor and human rights defenders and advocates at the Commission on Human Rights’ public inquiry on the attacks on human rights defenders in the country. “We welcome these efforts of the CHR to hear the plight of human…
All Jefferson Soriano wanted was to go to bed. But the power was out, his tiny room felt like a furnace, and his friend Manuel Borbe had come by. The pair walked outside to chat and get some air, eventually stopping for a late-night coffee along a busy road. Soriano and Borbe had lived nearly…
A recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that 60% of adult Filipinos agreed that the government should not block the investigation of international groups into drug-related killings. While the result was a product of field interviews held in June for the pollster’s Second Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey, it coincided neatly with…
HRW reaction to UN HRC opening statement on Philippines In her opening statement today at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern about the “drug war” killings in the Philippines and supported the call by Special Rapporteurs for action by the Human Rights Council.…
This is what every mother fears. Sadly, under this tyrannical Duterte regime and its failed War on Drugs, this is a tragic reality that thousands of mothers have gone through; a harrowing ordeal that they live with every day. Global Health NOW’s article, “Elderly Mothers Bear the Emotional Burden of the Drug War” (6 June…
GENEVA — A group of United Nations human rights experts called on Friday for an international inquiry into the state of human rights in the Philippines because of the “staggering number” of unlawful killings by the security services and official attacks on people and institutions who defend human rights there. In a strongly worded condemnation…
Pope Francis encouraged Bishop Pablo David of Kalookan to face the challenges in his diocese with “courage”. The pope met with the first of the three groups of bishops from the Philippines May 20 during the “ad limina” that prelates are required to make to the Vatican. Seated around the pope, David and other bishops…
United by the common pain of loss and injustice, families of victims of involuntary disappearance were joined by the families of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) on Holy Wednesday to intensify their call for justice, which for years has eluded them. An annual event of the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND), the Kalbaryo…
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) said on Thursday, April 4, that initial drug war documents showed a lack of effort to investigate the killings committed under the mantle of Oplan Tokhang. “Investigation leaves much to be desired. While all cases indicate that investigations are ongoing, it appears that not much effort has been placed…
Five United States senators introduced a bipartisan resolution highlighting human rights concerns in the Philippines and urging the Duterte administration to respect freedom of expression. US Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) this week filed the six-page resolution, which specifically raised the cases of…
Priests recount death threats Three priests who have received death threats allegedly for their criticism of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs declared that they are not scared. Fathers Robert Reyes, Flavie Villanueva and Albert Alejo yesterday went public and said that they have been receiving death threats and even monitored suspicious men lurking near…
ICC likely to come after Duterte despite PH split – lawyer The International Criminal Court is likely to continue investigating President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity even after the Philippines’ withdrawal from the tribunal takes effect a week from now, a rights lawyer said Sunday. The Hague-based ICC launched last year a preliminary…
29,000 deaths probed since drug war launched At least 29,000 cases of killings categorized as deaths under inquiry (DUI) have been recorded nationwide since President Duterte launched his crackdown on illegal drugs, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In an interview over The Chiefs on Cignal TV’s One News on Monday, PNP spokesman Col.…
Most Filipinos worried becoming EJK victims: SWS Majority of Filipinos worry that they will be a victim of extrajudicial killings (EJKs), a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Friday. Of 1,440 Filipino adults polled, 78 percent said they are concerned that they or anyone they know will be a victim of EJK. This figure…
JOIN US in celebrating Tutoy’s 21st birthday. The family of Karl Anthony ‘Tutoy’ Nuñez, a budding youth leader whose basketball career was cut short by six gun shots from two unidentified gunmen last December 26, 2017, would like to invite you in commemorating Totoy’s 21st birthday this October 20, 2018. The Nuñez family wishes to…
Church Leaders Condemn Killing of Young Priest by Fr. Shay Cullen 4 May 2018 Catholic church leaders have spoken out to condemn the brutal killing of a young priest, Father Mark Anthony Ventura, 37, from Gattaran town in the province of Cagayan last Sunday, 29 April 2018. Father Mark was shot by an assassin at…
Bakit ba salbahe ang ‘Salvage’ salitang ‘salvage’ ay di Ingles sa ‘save’ o pagsagip ito’y Kastilang ‘salbaje’ at salbahe ang hagip kayraming mga na-salvage, pinagkamalan, suspek makikita na lang, bulagta’t buhay na’y tiwarik uso pa kasi ang bato, bato-bato sa langit “Ding, ang bato”, sabi lagi ni Darnang anong rikit kaya mga nagbabato’y talaga ngang…
Oplan Tokrun https://web.facebook.com/events/135704007080710/ We are not safe. This not a fun run. This is Oplan Tokrun. The Human Rights and People Empowerment Center brings you Oplan Tokrun, a fun run to bring awareness on human rights issues in the country. Follow this event for more details. You can sign-up for the event through this link:…
EJK Victims’ Mothers, Widows and Orphans’ Healing Journey with CATW-AP Facebook: @catwasiapacific Watch video @ https://web.facebook.com/catwasiapacific/videos/10159518172410431/ All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission in a way that does not alter or change the original material. Human Rights Online Philippines…
