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  • Pagpupugay at pasasalamat sa buhay na inialay sa pagtatanggol ng karapatang pantao

    Saturday, 9 October 2021 | Statement

    Nagluluksa ang iDEFEND kabilang ang komunidad ng mga human rights defenders sa biglang pagyao ng Chairperson ng Commission on Human Rights na si José Luis Martín C. Gascón. Kilala bilang Chair Chito, saksi ang iDEFEND sa kanyang dakilang buhay at paninindigan para sa kalayaan, demokrasya at karapatang pantao. Nakakadalo siya sa ating general assembly upang makipagtalakayan sa mga usapin ng ating…

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  • iDEFEND reiterates its call for an independent international investigation into the Philippines

    Thursday, 7 October 2021 | Statement

    The bloody war on drugs by the Duterte regime has reached global infamy, and counts as the one of the world’s most miserably failed anti-drug campaigns. International and national human rights organizations have sounded the alarm on the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines amid repeated appeals to the government to adopt an alternative, rights based national drug policy.

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  • Accountability looms for Duterte and his war on drugs

    Thursday, 16 September 2021 | Statement

    The decision of the Pre Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to allow the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with formally investigating the Philippine situation removes all doubt as to the gravity of the crimes committed by President Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Duterte along with his co-accused henchmen of the war on drugs will be facing justice, and the relatives of victims…

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  • Victims and their families will engage a justice system that they can trust- iDEFEND

    Monday, 30 August 2021 | Statement

    The statements given by the victims and their families clearly demonstrate that these brave souls have not been silenced, and they continue to seek accountability if they are genuinely seen and heard. The evidence they can provide would be vital in any independent investigation and possible prosecution.

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  • WAKASAN ANG KRISIS SA KARAPATAN. PANAGUTIN ANG REHIMENG DUTERTE!

    Monday, 26 July 2021 | Statement

    Matatapos na ang termino ni Presidente Duterte sa gitna ng malubhang krisis sa karapatang pantao, bumubulusok na pandemya, tumitinding kahirapan, talamak na katiwalian, at kawalan ng katarungan para sa libu libong pinaslang sa ilalim ng giyera laban sa droga at giyera laban sa terorismo.

    Pamana ng pamunuang ito ang higit sa 11 trilyon pisong pambansang utang, 4.8 milyong gutom na…

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