Tag: human rights defenders
Report says Philippines ranks second ‘deadliest’ country for rights defenders
The Global Analysis 2020 report published by Front Line Defenders recorded at least 25 Filipino human rights defenders killed last year
On Human Rights Day, Filipinos demand accountability for abuses
Activists demanded accountability for those who experienced hunger, victims of the 'war on drugs,' and those most affected by the pandemic
Protests held in Germany against ‘systematic’ rights abuses in the Philippines
The demonstrators denounced what they described as the "systematic human rights abuses" in the Philippines under the Duterte administration
‘Red-tagged’ Church, rights workers in Mindanao seek public protection
Church and human rights workers whose names appeared on the posters are critics of the military's presence in tribal communities in Mindanao
Philippine green activists urge UN rights body to probe alleged atrocities
The UN human rights body convened on Sept. 14 for its 45th general session amid a “global day of action” staged by human rights groups
Randy Echanis, Zara Alvarez and why we cannot stay calm
As cases of Covid-19 breached the 160,000th mark, the death toll of “vigilante killings” in the country also rose
A bishop’s ‘dear little child of struggle’ is latest victim of...
Human rights defender Zara Alvarez is latest victim in the Philippines' spate of extrajudicial killings
Human rights activist killed in central Philippines
The victim was identified as Zara Alvarez, former education director and a paralegal staff member of rights group Karapatan in Negros.
Human rights defenders under siege
A CHR report points an accusing finger at the president for the dire situation of human rights defenders in the country
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