More #DrugWar killings; State of campus #PressFreedom; #Detention #Torture: PH adopts Mandela Rules; Conviction of activists denounced, hailed; #Labor: Union-busting in Laguna electronics giant
July 18, 2024: Philippines human rights news
“DRUG WAR” / ICC
Evidence in Duterte ICC case: His ‘kill’ rhetoric, words
DRUG POLICY REFORM
Drug problem is 'public health' issue, not security
A welcome pivot toward a human rights-based drug policy | Inquirer Opinion
DOJ Goes to Bat for Human Rights, Health-Centered Drug Policies
SUMMARY KILLINGS
Worker tagged in P1 million warehouse theft slain | Philstar.com
Batangas OFW shot dead by riding-in-tandem
Babae na dating OFW, itinumba kahit kasama ang 82-anyos na ina sa Batangas | Balitambayan
PRESS FREEDOM
CEGP: State of the campus press under Marcos
After Percy Lapid's death, there are people who will benefit from his sacrifice
DETENTION / TORTURE
CHR: Pass bill vs torture, atrocity in PH prisons now
Less ‘sleeping like sardines’, as Philippines adopts Nelson Mandela Rules for jails
Solons split on airing of torture videos within Pogo
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Attacks vs activists persist despite Marcos' new human rights 'super body' | Philstar.com
Unjust conviction of Talaingod 18 proves ineffective justice system – Bulatlat
Church people dismayed over ‘unjust’ conviction of ‘Talaingod 18’ – Bulatlat
Groups want 'trumped-up' charges vs. Castro, Ocampo junked | GMA News Online
Security Council hits Castro on red-tagging allegations | Philstar.com
IP communities rally to support Talaingod 18 ruling vs Ocampo, Castro, and 11 others
Conviction of Castro, Ocampo protects kids from harm – NTF-Elcac
Castro, Ocampo to appeal RTC ruling before CA | ABS-CBN News
POLICE
6,256 cops face raps under Marcos Jr. | Philstar.com
PNP recommends dismissal of 572 personnel
Police should receive training in new criminal probe rules – solon
WOMEN / DIVORCE / GENDER VIOLENCE
Divorce advocates to lawmakers: Listen to us, not just research
2 ex-SC justices air opposing views on absolute divorce
$500 for sexual slavery: PH 'still fails' Japan's war victims
FOOD / ECONOMY
EDUCATION
The Cost of Miseducation: Task at hand for PH education | GMA News Online
Under his watch, Angara wants teachers, students to be 'happy, inspired, excited'
LABOR
Electronics Giant’s Union-busting in Laguna Plant Must Stop - CTUHR
Labor activists urge gov’t to release jailed workers and unionists | ABS-CBN News
Filipino workers have among worst work-life balance – report
DISABILITY RIGHTS
PWD ramp on EDSA busway found steeper than standard | GMA News Online
Maguindanao del Sur under state of calamity as floods hit 70% of its towns
Floods force 200 families to flee homes in 5 villages in Davao
HEALTH
Zamboanga del Norte sees surge in HIV/AIDS cases, deaths
Dengue cases rise amid rainy season, over 90,000 recorded in first half of 2024
SONA / MARCOS THIRD YEAR
Human rights advocates host State of Human Rights Address ahead of Marcos Jr.’s SONA | ABS-CBN News
Education, Labor and Health: What has been done and what needs to be addressed | ABS-CBN News
QC prepares for Sona; reaffirms freedom of speech
INTERNATIONAL
US alliance ‘cornerstone’ of PH security, Brawner tells American counterpart