Tag: Jonila Castro

The warrants, dated February 2, 2024, are in connection with charges of oral defamation filed by the Department of Justice in December 2023

The Supreme Court said that the activists had established that there were violations or threats to their “life, liberty, and security.” 

"It is dismaying that the institution from whom people are supposed to seek help has become an instrument of oppression and spreading lies"

“It is outrageous for the DOJ to come out with a decision that essentially legitimizes the continued attacks against environmental defenders"

The group emphasized the injustices suffered by civilians under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, citing at least 15 terrorism-related cases

Human rights groups challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to conduct an investigation into the alleged abduction and enforced disappearances of activists. The groups made the...

"The truth is, we were abducted by the military. We were forced to surrender because they threatened our lives," said Castro

It noted that authorities seemed to be “focused on investigating the victims’ background rather than helping to resolve the disappearance"

“The pattern of abductions of environmental defenders... is deeply alarming and demands urgent attention from authorities"

The nature of truth is that it always belongs to the people who suffer and not the powerful... Truth is allowing suffering to speak.