Philippines
After his election in May 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised that his administration would uphold human rights. Since then, little in the overall rights situation has improved. The brutal “war on drugs” policy remains in place, with killings and violence still continuing, and the government refusing to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. Activists, rights defenders, Indigenous leaders, lawyers, journalists, trade unionists, and environmentalists remain under threat, mainly through “red-tagging” and the filing of spurious charges, and face violent attacks. Critics of former President Rodrigo Duterte, such as Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa and former senator Leila de Lima, still face politically motivated prosecution on bogus charges.
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February 9, 2018
Philippines: Discrimination Against Workers with HIV
Amid Epidemic, Weak Government Response to Unlawful Firings, Harassment
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January 11, 2024
Philippines: ‘Red-Tagging’ Puts Activists at Risk
Pledging to Improve Rights, President Marcos Should Address Longstanding Problems
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November 21, 2023
Philippines: Lawmakers Threaten Rights Body on Abortion
Commission on Human Rights Backtracks After Calls for Defunding
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November 14, 2023
Rights Advocate Freed on Bail in Philippines
Leila de Lima, Detained for Nearly 7 Years, Says She “Forgives” Ex-President Duterte
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November 6, 2023
Philippine Journalist Shot Dead Live on Air
Fourth Journalist Killed Since President Marcos Took Office
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October 15, 2023
Philippines: Killings of Unionists Go Unchecked
Death of Labor Organizer in Rizal Province Latest in String of Abuses
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October 11, 2023
Enforced Disappearances Still a Scourge in Philippines
Acquittal of Ex-General, Recent Abductions Underscore Impunity for the Crime
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October 5, 2023
Philippine Drag Artist Arrested for ‘Offending Religion’
Charges Violate Free Expression Rights and Should Be Dropped
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September 7, 2023
Continuing Human Rights Violations Under President Marcos
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September 5, 2023
Australian Prime Minister Should Press Philippines to End Killings
Albanese’s Visit with Marcos Should Prioritize Rights Issues
