Tag: Human rights
Martial law survivors see emerging scheme to recover Marcoses ill-gotten wealth
The Marcoses were described as the world’s biggest kleptocrats, or rulers who use political power to steal a country’s resources
Filipino migrant workers are harassed over loans they’re forced to make...
A comprehensive government solution is needed to address why Filipino overseas workers are forced into debt in the first place
Study shows over 50 million people living in modern slavery worldwide
Urgent and coordinated action is needed to protect and support the millions of victims trapped in this grave violation of human rights
Philippine groups give Marcos a “failing mark” on his first year...
Karapatan said 60 political activists have been killed since July 2022 while eight individuals were victims of enforced disappearances
Vatican official urges journalists to make refugees’ aspirations ‘known to the...
“As journalists, you are in a privileged position to listen to their cry and make their aspirations known to the world”
UN human rights council passes religious hatred resolution amid U.S., European...
The resolution called for the perpetrators of the act to be “[held] to account” in accord with “international human rights law.”
Philippine groups decry ‘terrorist’ designation of activists, IP leaders
Karapatan expressed alarm over “the increasing use of terror laws” against activists and human rights workers to suppress political dissent
Second Philippine judge quits trial of jailed Duterte critic
Multiple witnesses, including prison gang bosses, died or recanted their testimonies, resulting in the dismissal of two charges against her
Missionaries in Philippines still in crosshairs of red-tagging
Red-tagging is a practice by authorities in the Philippines that associates people and groups critical of the government with communists
Philippine groups urge authorities to repeal anti-terror law
Rementilla and Rubia are the 10th and 11th victims of the State’s “legal offensive” against political dissent in the Southern Tagalog region
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