[Off-the-shelf] Activists and Journalists Targeted as Draconian Anti-Terror Law Challenged in the Philippines -CIVICUS Monitor

#HumanRights #TerrorLaw Activists and Journalists Targeted as Draconian Anti-Terror Law Challenged in the Philippines Philippines’ civic space rating was downgraded by the CIVICUS Monitor in early December 2020 from ‘obstructed’ to ‘repressed’. The rating change was driven by attacks on human rights defenders and journalists, the vilification and criminalisation of activists, the assault on press…

[From the web] The Government of the Philippines must end the killings of human rights activists and defenders -Forum-Asia

The Government of the Philippines must end the killings of human rights activists and defenders The Philippine government should immediately end the killings of activists and human rights defenders and ensure credible, transparent investigations and accountability for the lives which have been lost, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) said in a…

[Off-the-shelf] Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines -CHR

Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines JULY, 2020 “Human rights defender (HRD) is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights.”1 HRDs include all those who “seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the…

[Video] Once a #HumanRights Defender, always a #HumanRights Defender -iDEFEND & PAHRA

Once a #HumanRights Defender, always a #HumanRights Defender Online discussion with Pinoy HRDs abroad amidst #COVID19 Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission…

[Off-the-shelf] Physical, emotional and digital protection while using home as office in times of COVID-19 -Front Line Defenders

Ideas & tips for human rights defenders A global pandemic is a new situation for all of us. Most of us already are or soon may be forced to start working remotely. Many will use their home as an office. In some places, there is no doubt this crisis will be abused to further repress…

[Right-Up] Atake sa Senado – Ni Greg Bituin Jr.

SINA KA EDDIE GUAZON AT FR. PETE MONTALLANA Maikling sanaysay ni Gregorio V. Bituin Jr. Kapwa kilalang lider sila ng kani-kanilang panahon. Kapwa sila may kaugnayan sa maralita. Pareho silang prinsipyado, determinado, palaban, kagalang-galang, magiting. Subalit pareho rin silang inatake habang nagsesesyon sa Senado habang ipinaglalaban ang mga maliliit at api sa lipunan. Ang isa’y…

[From the web] CHR denounces attacks on human rights advocates -Manila Bulletin

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is alarmed over the series of attacks against human rights defenders in the country in the past two months, and has denounced what it called the “patterns of harassment” directed towards individuals who are only working with peoples organizations. The CHR reported that on January 19, peasant organizers Emerito…

[From the web] CHR stands in solidarity with human rights defenders, calls out attacks against them

Quezon City—On 09 December 2019, a day before the celebration of the International Human Rights Day, the Commission on Human Rights hosted a solidarity event convening human rights defenders, activists, and supporters around the country to amplify the call to end the unabated clampdown on human rights workers. “We thank everyone for joining us in…

[Statement] Assert the right to defend human rights -PAHRA/ iDEFEND

The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) and In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) condemn the recent raids of people’s organizations in Negros and in Manila as well as arrests of activists, as preventive actions against people’s dissent, as government policies continue to result in economic crises, social unrest, unmitigated disasters,…

[From the web] Bloody Sunday in the Philippines 3 Daylight Killings Highlight Rampant Impunity -HRW

By Carlos H. Conde Philippines researcher Human Rights Watch Three people – an activist church worker, a provincial politician, and a businessman – were killed in separate attacks in the Philippines on Sunday by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles. The media reported that on July 7, gunmen shot dead Salvador Romano, 42, in Negros Oriental, a…

[From the web] Spate of Killings of Leftist Activists Investigations Needed Into 4 Deaths Over 48 Hours -HRW

(New York, June 18, 2019) – The Philippine government should promptly and impartially investigate the recent spate of killings of leftist activists, Human Rights Watch said today. From June 15 to 17, 2019, unidentified gunmen fatally shot four members of leftist organizations. A labor organizer was also killed on June 2. During the upcoming session…

[From the web] Statement on killings of human rights defenders -Metro Manila Pride

“Pride is, at its core, a political space built on the backs of human rights defenders. We cannot stand idly by as fellow activists are violently persecuted while they work on cultural and legislative reform.” #ResistTogether Statement on killings of human rights defenders Stop the attacks On June 15, human rights activists Ryan Hubilla and…

[In the news] Farmer gunned down in another attack on the Left -INQUIRER.net

A member of a left-wing organization of farmers was gunned down outside his house at Barangay Halapitan, San Fernando town in Bukidnon province on Saturday (June 16) in what appeared to be another attack on the Left. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Peasant Movement or KMP) said one of its members, Nonoy Palma, was killed…

[Urgent Alert] Two Karapatan human rights workers killed in the Philippines this morning -KARAPATAN

KARAPATAN URGENT ALERT Two Karapatan Sorsogon staff, Ryan Hubilla and Nelly Bagasala, were gunned down at around 8:20 in the morning this Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the corner of Phase 2, Seabreeze Homes Subdivision, Barangay Cabid-an, Sorsogon, Bicol. The perpetrators were onboard a motorcycle. The scene of the crime was only a kilometer away…

[From the web] Despite progress on HRD bill, attacks against activists and media persist in the Philippines -CIVICUS

Human rights defender protection bill closer to becoming law On 3rd June 2019, in ongoing effort to protect human rights defenders (HRDs) from continued attacks and harassment, the Philippines House of Representatives unanimously approved a Human Rights Defenders bill. Although the bill only becomes law once the Senate and President approves it, the recent decision…

[Statement] Young farmer killed in Bataan over agrarian land -Focus on the Global South

Hermosa, Bataan – Tensions broke out in Barangay Sumalo after farmers protested a checkpoint illegally installed by private guards of Riverforest Development Corporation which led to a violent confrontation that took the life of one and injured two others. The deadly violence erupted last June 08, 2019. Christopher Villete (26) and Elmer Bautista Jr. (22)…

[In the news] De Lima lauds House for approving bill that will protect human rights defenders -Manila Bulletin

Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday lauded leaders of the House of Representatives for approving on third and final reading the measure seeking to provide protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) who have always been facing serious threats, intimidation, and harassment. De Lima, a former justice secretary, at the same time, vowed to refile…

[In the news] House OKs bill defining rights, guaranteeing fundamental freedoms of rights defenders -GMAnews

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to define the rights and guarantee the fundamental freedoms of human rights defenders. Voting 183-0, the chamber approved House Bill 9199, principally authored by the seven members of the progressive Makabayan bloc and Albay Representative Edcel Lagman. The measure aims…

[Statement] Reported revocation of PAHRA SEC registration a gag order – iDEFEND

Government propaganda machine Philippine News Agency is misleading the public and falsely reported that PAHRA’s operation as NGO is illegal because its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration has been revoked. In its continuing attack on civil society, the Duterte administration, now through the SEC named PAHRA along with other human rights and sectoral organizations…

[Statement] WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED -PAHRA

PAHRA Statement of Philippine News Agency article on SEC Revocation and Red Tagging WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED We will not be silenced by the disinformation being orchestrated by the Duterte government to stifle dissent. The recent report made by Philippine News Agency (PNA), citing the revocation of the registration of the six non-government organizations…

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