Terror-tagged tribal leader now faces terror-financing raps; Global Witness: Militarization threatens Indigenous defenders in PH; EU urges Manila to rejoin ICC; Groups to Marcos: Reopen tribal schools
Dec. 4, 2024: Philippines human rights news
POLITICS / MARCOS-DUTERTE FEUD
Will the impeachment case against Sara Duterte succeed in the Senate?
Malacañang: We have nothing to do with impeachment complaint vs Sara Duterte
DRUG WAR
Group calls for drug war’s end
Dahas Project on X: "On 24-30 Nov. 2024, 6 died in Marcos's drug war. A botched drug deal led to a rare killing in Baguio City. Three new killings in Cebu put the provincial total at 79, making Cebu the undisputed top hotspot of reported drug-related killings in 🇵ðŸ‡. Sources:
ATTACK AGAINST ACTIVISTS
After terrorist designation, Igorot activist faces terrorism financing charge
Philippines lauded for reforms to exit FATF gray list | Philstar.com
ACCOUNTABILITY / ICC
EU calls on Philippines, other countries to join ICC | Philstar.com
New policies on IHL, human rights, ‘hypocritical’ rights group say – Bulatlat
ENVIRONMENT / MINING / CLIMATE
How mining threatens Indigenous defenders in the Philippines | Global Witness
2 more Mindanao sites added to Ramsar's global list of important wetlands
At World Court, Philippines urges adoption of environmental legal remedy
LAND RIGHTS / INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
DAR urged to give land coverage back to the Molbog people – Bulatlat
Groups urge gov’t to prioritize reopening of Lumad schools in Mindanao – Bulatlat
EDUCATION
2 students slain in ambush in Cotabato town
Groups urge gov’t to prioritize reopening of Lumad schools in Mindanao – Bulatlat
Groups push for reopening of hundreds of Lumad schools in Mindanao
With no published IRR, 2-year-old inclusive education law remains unimplemented
DISABILITY RIGHTS
PWDs struggle more in preparing and recovering from disasters in PH | ABS-CBN News
Breaking barriers: PWD workers show strength in inclusion in Eastern Samar town