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  • The war on drugs blueprint must be removed from House Bill 7814 - iDEFEND

    Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | Statement

    The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs jointly with the Committees on Justice and Human Rights, Health and Demography and Finance, held a public hearing on House Bill 7814 seeking to amend R.A. 9165 or the Dangerous Drugs Act.

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  • Guevarra report to the UN deflects culpability, accountability from Duterte, shields him from justice

    Saturday, 27 February 2021 | Statement

    Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra reported to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday regarding his initial findings on the extrajudicial killing of drug suspects in the government’s war on drugs. Guevarra mainly highlighted police errors and operational breaches in anti-drug operations in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga and Cavite, including failure to follow protocol in…

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  • DFA funding regulation an affront to the freedom to defend human rights

    Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | Statement

    Statement on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People’s Revolt

    The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs wants all financial support to non-government organizations (NGOs) by foreign governments to be coursed through it to prevent the possibility of the funds being used for terrorist activities. The written order was issued this month although DFA…

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  • Time for a full reckoning with historical injustices in the Philippines-iDEFEND

    Saturday, 20 February 2021 | Statement

    iDEFEND statement on the occasion of world social justice day

    #SocialJusticePH

    The superior virtue, said the late Senator and human rights lawyer Jose “Ka Pepe” Diokno, is not to receive justice, it is to fight relentlessly for it.

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  • Philippines’ pro-China stance on Myanmar also risks human rights defense in the Philippines Statement on the UNHRC resolution on Myanmar

    Monday, 15 February 2021 | Statement

    The Philippines has dissociated from the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on Myanmar which sought the release of elected civilian leaders including President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi, restraint on violence against protesters, and the lifting of the state of emergency. The UNHRC’s special session on Myanmar was held after the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar called on the UN Security…

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