“There is a human rights crisis in the country. Regardless of the denials and legal acrobatics by the Duterte government, it has made its mark as a murderous regime that disregards people’s rights,”
Year: 2019
Former Aussie senator, int’l groups alarmed over ‘appalling rights situation’ in PH
“Our many meetings with communities from across the Philippines have left members of our delegation appalled by the continuing gross violations of human rights in the Philippines. The outright disregard for human life is unacceptable.”
SEA Games 2019 displaces Aeta communities
The Aeta leader said that he supports the country’s national athletes because they are his countrymen. He said what he condemns is how easily the government dismissed their rights and the corruption and anomalies behind the SEA Games.
Fiscal urged to drop perjury charges against 80-year-old nun
The RMP called on the Office of the Prosecutor to drop the case against Sr. Elenita Belardo so that “she can continue her advocacy of defending the people especially the marginalized sectors of our society.”
Verdict on Ampatuan Massacre out December 19
“We expect nothing less than a conviction especially those directly responsible and involved in the killings. Otherwise, the mockery of justice and the culture of impunity will continue to reign and worsen.”
Lam-ang: More than epic, re-education
Josef added that at the time where literature and history are being ignored and worse, being “bastardized” by colonial teachings, it is just fitting for Tanghalang Pilipino to focus in these types of production.
Palawan para-enforcers protecting the last ecological frontier
The peoples organizations and the NGOs are compelled to protect the environment because the government who should have been doing it is not really doing it.
Artists group calls for the immediate release of Panday Sining 4
It is downright absurd and offensive that the arrest happens during a day that commemorates and in fact stresses the need to continue the legacy of nationalist and revolutionary Andres Bonifacio.”
Striking workers vow to continue Bonifacio legacy
Workers and progressives held a series of protest actions today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bonifacio, known in Philippine history as the “Great Plebian” for his humble beginnings from the working class and later led the armed revolution when he founded Katipunan.
Advocates pay tribute to women rights defenders
Karapatan, in a protest action on Nov. 29, highlighted the cases human rights defenders Cora Agorvida and Honey Mae Suaza, as “both recent victims of state-perpetrated attacks against women defenders who assert people’s rights, including our communities’ rights to a safe and healthy environment.”
Success in sustainable bungkalan farming in Mindanao hailed at national confab
“We have to fight for our sake. We cannot just wait for them to implement land reform because they will never do it willingly.”