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October 18, 2024 News Release

Philippines: Adopt Police Reforms, Accountability Measures

Congressional Hearings Show Need for Marcos Administration Action

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October 3, 2024 News Release

Philippines: Hearings Expose Duterte-Era Killings

Justice Department Should Investigate, Properly Charge Implicated Officials

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September 25, 2024 Report

Philippines: Dangerous ‘Red Tagging’ of Labor Leaders

Harassment Threatens Unions; Foreign Companies Risk Complicity in Abuses

Workers hold a rally outside police headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines, in response to the brutal killing the previous week of  labor organizer Jude Thaddeus Fernandez from Kilusang Mayo Uno, October 5, 2023.
September 12, 2024 Dispatches

Philippines Worst in Asia for Killings of Environmental Defenders

Global Witness Reports the Murder and Enforced Disappearance of 17 Activists in 2023

Climate activists hold up portraits of slain Philippine environmental defenders during the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice protest in Quezon City, Philippines, November 6, 2021.
August 26, 2024 Dispatches

Philippine Censors Ban Film on Enforced Disappearances

Marcos Administration Should Overturn X Rating on Documentary

Edita Burgos (R) holds a portrait of her missing son, Jonas Burgos, while posing with her younger son JL Burgos, who directed the film “Alipato at Muog," a documentary about Jonas’ forced disappearance, Cinemalaya Film Festival, Pasay, Philippines, August 1, 2024.
July 18, 2024 Dispatches

Philippines Activists, Educators Convicted in Concerning Case

Court’s Verdict May Set a Dangerous Precedent

A man and a woman hold microphones in front of a crowd holding protest banners
June 25, 2024 Dispatches

Philippine Court Clears Leading ‘Drug War’ Critic

Leila de Lima’s Acquittal Should Prompt President Marcos to Assist ICC Probe

Former senator and human rights lawyer Leila de Lima (center right) acknowledges supporters after a court acquitted her of the last criminal charges against her, outside the court in Muntinlupa, Manila, Philippines, June 24, 2024.
May 30, 2024 Dispatches

Filipino Priest Who Defied Duterte Passes Away

Fr. Picardal Exposed ‘Death Squad’ Killings Now Subject of ICC Probe

Filipino Catholic priest Father Amado Picardal in Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2016.
May 13, 2024 Dispatches

Philippines’ Marcos Forms Toothless Rights ‘Super Body’

Real Improvements Need Strong Action, Commitment to Reform

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May 8, 2024 News Release

Philippines: Supreme Court Rejects ‘Red-Tagging’

Marcos Should End Abusive Practice that Puts Lives at Risk

Protesters against “red tagging” gather in Quezon City, Philippines, on July 25, 2022.
May 7, 2024 Dispatches

Progress in Philippines’ Media Murder Cases Just a Start

Marcos Administration Needs to End ‘Red-Tagging,’ Enhance Prosecutions

Activists call for justice and protection of media workers during a rally following the killing of radio journalist Percy Lapid, Quezon City, Philippines, October 4, 2022.
April 24, 2024 Dispatches

Honoring a Philippine Human Rights Icon

Rene Saguisag Defended Victims of Abuses During Marcos Dictatorship

Human rights lawyer and former senator Rene Saguisag holds a copy of a book about the martial law period in the Philippines while describing his ordeal in detention, Manila, September 26, 2018.
April 7, 2024 News Release

Philippines: New ‘Drug War’ Declared in Davao City

Inaction from Manila as Ex-President Duterte’s Son Threatens Surge in Killings

Sebastian Duterte, currently the mayor of Davao City, delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Davao City, the  hometown of his father, then-President Rodrigo Duterte, May 10, 2019.
March 4, 2024 Commentary

On Human Rights, ASEAN Is Woefully Inadequate and Impotent

Leaders pose for a photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023.
February 28, 2024 Letter

Letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Re: Human Rights and the ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Summit

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