By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights |
<p>On 4th anniversary of detention, regional lawmakers renew call for release of Philippine Senator de Lima</p>
By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) |
<p>Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today called on President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime in the Philippines to immediately end its vicious and dangerous campaign of “red-tagging” opposition lawmakers, which is part of widespread attempts to intimidate and silence opponents. </p>
By Human Rights Watch |
<p>The <a href="https://www.hrw.org/asia/philippines">Philippines</a> government is on the verge of enacting a counterterrorism law that will eliminate critical legal protections and permit government overreach against groups and individuals labeled terrorists, Human Rights Watch said today. The draft Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/duterte-allies-pass-anti-terrorism-bill-congress-200603114854123.html">passed</a> both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to quickly sign the bill into law.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Philippines-based online news agency Rappler was announced as one of the two winners in the large outlet category of the 2019 Global Shining Light Awards on Saturday night (28 September) for their story “<a href="https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/tondo-vigilante-gang-war-on-drugs-series-part-one">Murder in Manila</a>”.</p>