Abolish #redtagging agency, UN expert urges Marcos; Philippines must do more to improve rights: Khan; Former hitman tags Duterte, daughter in death squad killings; PH vape marketing targets children
February 5, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
Couple found dead in Batangas | Philstar.com
Mag-asawang magsasaka ng niyog, patay sa pamamaril sa Guinayangan, Quezon | Balitambayan
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / RED-TAGGING
UN's Khan urges Marcos: Abolish NTF-ELCAC
UN expert calls for abolition of NTF-ELCAC, tolerance of PH gov’t to dissent - Bulatlat
NUJP insists red-tagging a gov’t policy despite official's denial | Inquirer News
NUJP to NSC's Malaya: Practice of red-tagging already well-documented | Inquirer News
United Nations rapporteur seeks reforms in anti-terror, cybercrime laws | Philstar.com
Mixed reactions from senators on proposed NTF-Elcac abolition | Inquirer News
Philippines balks at UN rapporteur call to abolish NTF-ELCAC | GMA News Online
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION / PRESS FREEDOM
Watchdogs warn freedom of expression in PH at risk
‘Manila must do more to improve human rights’, says UN | The Star
Khan: Marcos admin 'sets new tone' on rights issues but still 'not enough'
State of free speech will affect PH standing in the United Nations
UN rapporteur urges House to prioritize these 3 bills | Inquirer News
Journalists, human rights defenders welcome UN expert recommendations - Bulatlat
WATCH: UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan in conversation with PH media
PH task force on media security's efforts not enough, says UN's Khan
Imee Marcos: UN Special Rapporteur meddlesome, threatening | GMA News Online
Court of Appeals junks ex- VP Binay’s libel case vs Trillanes | Philstar.com
SC moots Rappler's 3-year-old case vs Duterte's coverage ban
DRUG WAR / ICC
ICC’s arrest power ‘out of reach’ — SolGen
ICC can issue arrest warrant; enforcement another matter —SolGen | GMA News Online
Probe Lascañas 'revelations' on drug war — Karapatan
Sara denies involvement in Tokhang, death squad | Philstar.com
Human rights panels urged to hear out Lascañas testimonies vs Dutertes | Philstar.com
VP Duterte dares Lascañas: Charge me in PH court | Inquirer News
'Open warfare': Philippines' Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles | Reuters
ARBITRARY ARREST
Filmmaker Jade Castro's 'warrantless' jeepney arson arrest slammed by art organizations
LAND RIGHTS
37 years since Mendiola Massacre, violence against farmers continues - Bulatlat
HEALTH
PH delegation to WHO conference on tobacco control urged to take stand against vapes - VERA Files
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT
El Niño dries up farmlands in Luzon, Visayas | GMA News Online
Villagers protest planned wind farm expansion project in Aklan
CHILDREN
PNP: Online child sex abuse victims drop by 27 percent | Philstar.com
Students urges gov't to protect kids from online sexual abuse, exploitation
WOMEN
DSWD, UNFPA sign agreement vs gender-based violence | Philstar.com
LABOR
DOLE: Wages of domestic workers in Calabarzon to increase by P1,000
COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
2 NPA members yield to police in Rizal
Batangas police: Army, communist rebels clashed in Taysan
Suspected NPA rebel killed in Camarines Sur clash | Inquirer News