UN free speech rapporteur to probe violations; Group says PH govt doesn't listen to rights experts; Peasant leader harassed,redtagged; Docu exposes how politics killed Indigenous residents in Mindanao
January 22, 2024: Philippines human rights news
KILLINGS
3 patay sa pamamaril sa barangay hall sa Bulacan | ABS-CBN News
Calamba City village exec shot dead | Inquirer News
Barangay tanod shot dead by riding-in-tandem in Bulacan | GMA News Online
“DRUG WAR”
DILG exec pushes revival of barangay intel operatives | Philstar.com
DOJ: ICC drug war probe ‘di pipigilan ng pamahalaan | Pilipino Star Ngayon
ICC yet to confirm presence in PH | The Manila Times
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION / LIBEL / PRESS FREEDOM
Group hits gov’t ahead of UN monitor’s visit - BusinessWorld Online
UN rapporteur who flagged press freedom threats in PH set to visit Manila
‘United Nations rapporteur to see freedom of expression in Philippines’ | Philstar.com
Probe free speech violations, UN rapporteur urged | Philstar.com
Special Rapporteur presence shows Phl commitment to human rights, various freedoms—PTFoMS
DFA: UN rapporteur visit to show freedom of expression alive in PH
Prescription period for cyberlibel is 1 year – Supreme Court | Inquirer News
EXPLAINER: Supreme Court's clarifications on cyber libel
Politics and press under pressure in the Philippines | East Asia Forum
Malaya’s reporters: Pounding the beat in dangerous times
RIGHTS DEFENDERS / ACCOUNTABILITY
Rights group says PH gov’t does not listen to experts - Bulatlat
Karapatan to President Marcos: Cease deceptive practices | Philstar.com
ATTACKS AGAINST ACTIVISTS / RED-TAGGING
These environmentalists were 'red-tagged' as communists. Then they went missing | SBS Dateline
Surveillance, 'terror tagging' vs peasant leader in Bulacan slammed | Philstar.com
KMP condemns harassment of its leader - Bulatlat
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
DOCUMENTARY: How politics killed non-Moro IPs in the Kusiong landslides
DETENTION / TORTURE / RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE
Government says no executive clemency for oldest political prisoner - Bulatlat
Group calls for 'fair' implementation of clemency rule for old PDLs
BuCor transfers Bilibid inmates to Leyte | Inquirer News
NATIONAL SECURITY / TERRORISM
Why did the Philippines reactivate its military counterintelligence group?
Centering Women's Voices in the Philippines’ War on Terror - Inkstick
CHILDREN
Crimes involving minor suspects on the rise in Baguio — 2023 Q4 report | Philstar.com
LABOR / MIGRATION
Analysts from IBON call for better labor policies to curb economic slowdown
Weeks after layoff, New Zealand OFWs still in limbo
DOLE honors 'kasambahays': We've come so far, but still long way to go | Inquirer News
Labor advocates sound alarm on Charter change | Philstar.com
POVERTY / HOUSING / DISPLACEMENT
CHR: Decent, proper temporary housing for informal settlers | Philstar.com
Marcos order boosts aid for street kids, homeless | Inquirer News
Pasig River project: 10,000 families to live in container vans
CHR lauds gov't housing program for informal settlers in NCR
Marcos taps agencies to help carry out DSWD project for street-dwellers
HEALTH
Solon wants individual PhilHealth memberships instead of per family
DISINFORMATION
Senior citizens warned vs fake news | Inquirer News
WOMEN
Centering Women's Voices in the Philippines’ War on Terror - Inkstick
ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
These environmentalists were 'red-tagged' as communists. Then they went missing | SBS Dateline
Is the Philippines prepared for El Niño?
INTERNATIONAL
China tells Pinoy fishers: Return West Philippine Sea shell catch | Philstar.com