Intl Coalition for HR in the Philippines May 1, 2024 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a set of rules which seek to limit the effects of armed conflict and to reduce the human suffering caused by it. It protects civilians, service providers, and soldiers who have ceased fighting. In the Philippines, the state regularly commits…
Increasing exploitation of Filipino migrants undermines Dutch labor rights NFS Press release Amsterdam, May 1, 2024 Due to lack of work, low wages and poor working conditions, many Filipinos seek work abroad as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to help their families out of poverty and provide a better future for their children. In total, about…
Sep 8, 2023 Carlos H. Conde We hope the European Union will publicly and unequivocally rectify its positions and send a strong message to Philippine authorities that progress in bilateral relations depends on progress in human rights I will provide an overview of the main human rights concerns in the Philippines, starting with the “war…
Aug 29, 2023 1:55 PM PHT Ana P. Santos Escape is the only way out of domestic servitude for many migrant domestic workers employed by abusive diplomats and employees of international organizations First of 4 parts Reporting for this project was supported by JournalismFund Europe’s Modern Slavery Unveiled Grant Programme and the Pulitzer Center. AMSTERDAM,…
by John Pilger August 20/21, 2023 – Information Clearing House – In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler’s leading propagandists, Leni Riefenstahl, whose epic films glorified the Nazis. We happened to be staying at the same lodge in Kenya, where she was on a photography assignment, having escaped the fate of other friends of…
Statement, Migrante International On the Passing of Secretary Toots Ople 22 August 2023 Migrante-International expresses its deepest condolences with the family, friends and colleagues of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople in the wake of news about her sudden passing. Secretary Toots has a long and respectable record of NGO work and…
By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / @KrixiasINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / July 20, 2023 MANILA, Philippines — Activist and former martial law detainee Carol Pagaduan Araullo is seeking P2 million in damages as she sued former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and confessed communist rebel Jeffrey Celiz for “their incessant and wanton red-tagging” that…
Clyde Hughes, Tue, July 18, 2023 July 18 (UPI) — The International Criminal Court’s appeals chamber said on Tuesday that an investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” can move forward. The appeals court ruled 3-2 in favor of continuing the investigation, rejecting the government’s attempt to block the probe into the…