Going into its last year in office – with President Duterte saying he’s “somewhat sold on the idea” of running for vice president in next year’s elections – his government has been put on the global spotlight this week for reported human rights violations. The spotlighting came from three global human rights watchdogs, each separately…
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Global mission holds PH government accountable for gross human rights abuses
“The State itself is directly involved in planning, implementing and sanctioning widespread human rights violations.”
Global mission finds local remedies for rights victims in PH illusory
“Domestic remedies have been ineffective at providing redress and at halting continued abuses. The power imbalance between victims of state violence, and perpetrators who have the backing of government apparatuses, is grave. Structures to redress this imbalance are lacking.”
International body to release findings on human rights situation in the Philippines
“We are concerned with the Anti-Terror law and its impacts on movements.”