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…
Duterte a gross human rights violator “Duterte is a gross human rights violator who uses the war on drugs as a tool to impose authoritarian rule in order to inflict unopposed, anti-people economic policies, towards further exacerbating human rights violations against the Filipino nation. He has effectively undermined the spaces and opportunities for engagement with…
Families of Desaparecidos and EJK Victims light thousand candles on All Souls’ Day to call for end to state violence -www.tfdp.net On November 2, 2017, All Souls’ Day, about 50 families of victims of involuntary disappearance and extrajudicial killings lead a gathering of more than a hundred religious, human rights advocates, and activists in lighting…
PANAWAGAN NG PAKIKIISA SA LAHAT NG MGA KASAMA SA PAGTUTOL SA KARAHASAN Inilunsad ang music video na “Hayaan Mo ako”, isang partnership project of Lapis, PAHRA at iDEFEND. Ang music video ay patungkol sa mga batang hindi na hinayaang lumaki at mamuhay ng malaya at may dignidad dahil naging biktima ng EJK. Nilalayon po natin…
A Plea for Justice, A Cry for Hope Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) joins the call, locally and internationally, for accountability of the Philippine State for the widespread extrajudicial killings being perpetrated in the name of the war on drugs and crime. We implore the government to heed the recommendations of the United…
Statement of the Alternative Law Groups (ALG) on the killings of Kian Delos Santos and Carl Arnaiz and the continuing threat against human rights advocates The killings of Kian Delos Santos and Carl Arnaiz by the police and President Rodrigo Duterte’s persistent threats against human rights advocates, including malicious attempts to undermine the Commission on…
Duterte’s Kill Policies on its “Second Wave” For lack of a credible answer to the persistence of drug trafficking and corruption among his men, President Duterte responds once again with the usual threats of violence and death to human rights defenders. After a year and thousands of victims of extrajudicial killings, drugs continue to flow…
Paalam.org What is this website? This website is a eulogy for those killed during the “drug war” policy that began in the Philippines on May 2016; it is an online memorial for those departed through the violence that is the hallmark of this policy. As the “drug war” continues to claim lives, we hear about…
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO GOVERNMENT: COMPLY WITH UPR RECOMMENDATIONS Quezon City- Human rights advocates today held a press conference to report on the events at the recently concluded UN Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. The UPR’s report on the Philippines has been received by the government, which has until September to respond formally to the…
