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Guevarra report to the UN deflects culpability, accountability from Duterte, shields him from justice
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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
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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…
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.
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…
Anti-terrorism law is retribution for defending human rights
Monday, 1 February 2021 | Statement
Statement on the occasion of the first oral arguments by the petitioners vs Republic Act No. 11479 before the Supreme Court
We gather today with dozens of petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Law to push back yet another despotic attempt of the Duterte government to obliterate our democracy, silence our voices and return us to authoritarian rule. We are here to challenge the…
