Tag: human rights defenders

The passage of the proposed measure can be a “significant step toward the recognition and protection of human rights defenders”

The risks endured by faith-based human rights defenders increase as they incarnate the Christian gospel and the mandate of Church mission

Karapatan expressed support for the refiling of bills seeking the enactment of the proposed measure before the 19th Congress

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor called on the Philippine government to protect human rights defenders in the country

PCPR said the charges were only meant to harass the Church leaders and the human rights defenders

A devout Catholic and media magnate, Jimmy Lai, 74, of Hong Kong has been arrested numerous times for his pro-democracy activism

She worked with martial law survivors and rights advocates in pursuing the class action suit against the estate of the late dictator Marcos

Until the time of her death, Enriquez worked for the release of political prisoners and the dismissal of trumped up charges against detainees

Signatories expressed “grave concern” over the situation in the country amid the “widespread violation” of human rights

The proposed measure defines the rights and freedoms of human rights defenders and aims to institute measures that will protect them