Philippines: A year into the Marcos Jr presidency, arbitrary arrests, surveillance, attacks on journalists and enforced disappearances persist Published at 13.07.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist surveillance private sector non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth Read more
Philippines: Activists abducted, harassed and arrested on fabricated charges while climate of impunity persists Published at 24.03.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women indigenous groups minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law surveillance HRD threatened Read more
Despite UN scrutiny, activists continue to be criminalised by the new Philippines administration Published at 15.11.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted killing of journalist restrictive law intimidation criminal defamation HRD detained negative court ruling Read more
Activists and journalists continue to be targeted as new president is elected in the Philippines Published at 07.06.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained torture/ill-treatment harassment attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Journalists and activists remain at risk in the Philippines as election looms Published at 03.02.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist HRD detained HRD killing criminal defamation positive CS development Read more
Assault on civic freedoms persist in the Philippines despite UN joint human rights programme Published at 06.09.2021 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling internet restriction women indigenous groups harassment HRD detained HRD killing Read more
Killings and fabricated charges against activists persist as ICC investigation moves forward Published at 18.06.2021 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction attack on HRD harassment HRD detained HRD killing public vilification restrictive law HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Activists and journalists targeted as draconian anti-terror law challenged in the Philippines Published at 22.02.2021 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth indigenous groups minority groups public vilification attack on journalist journalist detained HRD killing killing of journalist non state actors HRD detained restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks, red-tagging of activists in the Philippines persist as UN fails to support investigation Published at 29.10.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protestor(s) detained protest HRD detained HRD killing public vilification HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks on the press and critics persist as UN report on the Philippines finds widespread violations Published at 25.06.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted protest disruption women harassment protest public vilification restrictive law Read more
Civil society in the Philippines decry restrictive laws, smear campaigns and judicial harassment Published at 01.04.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Philippines human rights body launches national inquiry as attacks against activists persist Published at 01.11.2019 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing criminal defamation public vilification killing of journalist surveillance non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
