Tag: SW
Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards
Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy
Church groups urge stronger migrant protections after Veloso pardon
Church groups welcomed Mary Jane Veloso’s freedom while pressing for stronger migrant protections, trafficking justice and recruiter accountability
Philippines pardons migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso after 16 years in...
A Filipina once sentenced to death in Indonesia is set for release as advocates demand stronger trafficking protections
Conservation projects lead documented rights violations against Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous rights group says conservation projects accounted for nearly four in 10 documented project-related abuses against Indigenous communities
Philippine Indigenous communities step up FPIC monitoring amid development rush
Community paralegals will track how revised consent rules affect Indigenous rights as mining, energy and industrial projects expand
Senate court drops 16-vote threshold in Duterte impeachment trial
Senator-judges redefine the conviction threshold as Duterte’s defense keeps open a possible Supreme Court challenge to the ruling
Sri Lanka gives 220-year terms to 15 convicted over Easter bombings
Landmark convictions bring first accountability for Easter Sunday bombings as separate probe examines alleged links to state actors
Energy advocate seeks Philippine energy chief’s resignation over handling of power...
Energy advocate blames fossil-fuel expansion and weak oversight for outages, rising costs and continued pressure on Filipino consumers
Indigenous groups warn mining, energy projects risk repeating Martial Law-era abuses
Indigenous communities warned that mining, energy and critical-minerals projects could deepen displacement, land conflicts and rights violations nationwide
Pax Silica faces calls for safeguards on water, Indigenous land rights...
Faith and environmental advocates warn that water, energy and Indigenous rights concerns must be resolved before commitments proceed


















