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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
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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
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Despite progress on HRD bill, attacks against activists and media persist in the Philippines
- Published at
- 14.06.2019
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- women
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- HRD killing
- public vilification
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
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Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative
- Published at
- 26.02.2019
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- enabling law
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down
- Published at
- 22.11.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- torture/ill-treatment
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- land rights
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Conviction of former General involved in disappearances of activists important step for justice
- Published at
- 21.09.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Protests against human rights violations mark Duterte’s two years in power
- Published at
- 31.07.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- attack on journalist
- protest
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Calls for legislation to protect human rights defenders as attacks against them persist
- Published at
- 04.06.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- attack on journalist
- women
- restrictive law
- HRD killing
- attack on HRD
- minority groups
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- extractive industries
- protest
- land rights
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Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’
- Published at
- 27.03.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- youth
- women
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest
- political interference
- private sector
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
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Attempt to shut down Rappler news site part of efforts to muzzle free expression
- Published at
- 01.02.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- land rights
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Public opinion against Duterte's war on drugs intensifies in wake of continued killings
- Published at
- 18.10.2017
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- LGBTI
- protest
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship