Tag: extrajudicial killings
Philippine Protestant council assures families of victims of killings of ‘solidarity’
The NCCP said the decision of the ICC prosecutor is “a step closer to ... bringing justice to the kith and kin of those who were killed”
Catholic church leaders welcome ICC prosecutor’s move to probe Philippine killings
The religious leaders said an investigation into the killings is “a source of hope that those responsible will be held accountable”
Manila Catholic bishop challenges Duterte to cooperate with ICC probe into...
“If [the Duterte administration] did nothing wrong, the investigation will show," said Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila
Rights groups welcome probe by International Criminal Court into Philippine killings
Fatou Bensouda, ICC chief prosecutor, said “crimes against humanity” could have been committed in the Philippines
Philippines Supreme Court condemns rise of violence against lawyers
In rare public comments outside legal rulings, the Court said threats to lawyers had "very serious repercussions" on the rule of law
Church people stand by slain tribal leader in northern Philippines
Church groups say the killings of tribal people was “an attempt to silence" them in their fight against the mega-dam project
Human Rights Watch notes record high killing of Philippine lawyers
The human rights group said 110 lawyers were killed from 1972 to the present, and 61 of those killings have taken place since 2016
Philippine faith-based groups hit spate of killings, arrests of activists
The Church leaders denounce the 'unfathomable acts that disrespect life and violate human rights'
Philippine faith-based groups decry killing of peasant-activist
On February 5, Romeo Torres, a 52-year old peasant activist in Norzagaray town in Bulacan province, was found dead in the province of Laguna
Philippines’ ‘drug war’ killings rise during pandemic, says Human Rights Watch
The report noted that the human rights situation in the Philippines worsened as the government imposed strict lockdown measures
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