Tag: red tagging
Voters caution urged against candidates accused of endangering communities and ecology
A pro-environment group in Manila expressed opposition against the candidates for the upcoming senatorial race, citing accounts of red-tagging activists and endorsing environmentally damaging...
Rights advocates red-tagged as was Jesus of Nazareth
The clergy and students have abandoned the streets for the creature comforts of the rectory and college dormitories
UN report demands NTF-ELCAC abolition, anti-terror law repeal
Fry said government attacks against civilians defending the environment are “blight[s] on the country and need to be urgently addressed.”
Philippine groups accuse government of misusing anti-terror laws
Allegations follow a history of red-tagging and surveillance against these organizations, with some members facing extrajudicial killings
Faith-based group calls for end to red-tagging of development workers
PMPI reported an increase in harassment and intimidation of individuals and organizations engaged in social development
Red-tagging as a policy
By defending the existence of the NTF-ELCAC, Marcos makes red-tagging a policy and provides a go-signal for other human rights violations
Red-tagging study shows impacts on journalists, stresses need for pushing back
“Defenders of red-tagging have often claimed that the practice does not happen, or that if it happens, it is not done by the government"
Philippine groups criticize Marcos Jr’s new human rights ‘super body’
"The creation of this 'super body' does not inspire confidence given its composition," the groups said in a joint statement.
Karapatan outraged at Marcos’ refusal to abolish NTF-ELCAC; Cebu unionists reveal...
“Marcos Jr. can deny the truth all he can. But the Filipino people and the world see through his lies and his hypocrisy,” Karapatan said
HRW: Continued abuses undermine Marcos Jr’s human rights rhetoric
“The government’s refusal to allow the ICC to investigate is a glaring contradiction to its professed human rights commitments,” Conde said
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