Archive of Human Rights

Kasong "terrorism financing" laban sa 2 aktibista sa Quezon, ibinasura
June 09, 2024

Sa kawalan ng ebidensya, ibinasura ng isang korte sa Batangas City ang kasong “terrorism financing” laban sa mga kabataang organisador ng Quezon na sina Fritz Labiano at Paul Tagle. Ang desisyon ng korte na may petsang Hunyo 5 ay isinapubliko noong Hunyo 7. Ang kasong paglabag sa Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 […]

Scams and cybercrime again prove the utter failure of mandatory SIM registration
June 09, 2024

After almost two years of compulsory registration of SIM cards, the number of victims of text scams and cybercrime has only increased. Even senators who voted the bill into law could not deny it. In a press conference last June 7, Aquilino Pimentel III, one of those who voted for mandatory SIM registration, admitted that […]

Sapilitang pagpaparehistro ng SIM, muling napatunayang palpak laban sa mga scam at cybercrime
June 09, 2024

Halos dalawang taon matapos isabatas ang sapilitang pagpaparehistro ng mga SIM Card para sawatain diumano ang mga text scam at cybercrime ngunit lalo lamang dumami ang nabibiktima ng mga ito. Hindi ito maitatanggi kahit ng mga senador na bumoto para rito. Sa isang press conference noong Hunyo 7, inamin ni Aquilino Pimentel III, isa sa […]

Taguig police arrests participant in protest against Israeli genocide
June 09, 2024

Taguig City police physically and verbally abused and arbitrarily arrested Edison Yu at the Israeli embassy in Bonifacio Global City, hours before the rally started on June 8. He was taking pictures of the police blocking and guarding the roads when they assaulted him. Youth groups supporting Palestine condemned the incident. Youth for Palestine-Makati said […]

Kalahok sa protesta kontra henosidyo ng Israel, inaresto ng mga pulis sa Taguig City
June 09, 2024

Sinuntok, pinagmumura at arbitraryong inaresto ng mga pulis ng Taguig City si Edison Yu sa embahada ng Israel sa Bonifacio Global City, ilang oras bago mag-umpisa ang rali noong Hunyo 8. Kumukuha siya ng litrato ng mga pulis na nanghaharang at nagbabantay sa mga daanan nang atakehin siya ng mga ito. Kinundena ng mga grupo […]

Group demands release of Lumad rights defenders
June 08, 2024

A group of national minorities and indigenous rights defenders picketed at the Quezon City Hall of Justice yesterday, June 7, to reiterate their call for the release of Julieta Gomez and Niezel Velasco who were arrested in July 2021. The protest was held alongside with the hearing of the criminal charges filed against the two. […]

Inarestong mga tagapagtanggol ng karapatan ng Lumad, muling iginiit na palayain
June 08, 2024

Nagpiket ang grupo ng mga pambansang minorya at tagapagtagtanggol ng karapatan ng mga katutubo sa Quezon City Hall of Justice kahapon, Hunyo 7, para muling ipanawagan ang pagpapalaya kina Julieta Gomez and Niezel Velasco na inaresto noong Hulyo 2021. Kasabay ang protesta ng pagdinig sa mga kasong kriminal na isinampa sa dalawa. Sina Gomez at […]

Cagayan Valley peasant leader walks free after more than 2 years
June 08, 2024

After more than two years, the peasant leader in Cagayan Valley, Isabelo Adviento, better known as Manong Buting, has been released from imprisonment. He was detained on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed by the police. In the Karapatan-Cagayan Valley announcement today, June 8, Adviento was released earlier in April after the […]

Lider-magsasaka sa Cagayan Valley, nakalaya na matapos ang higit 2 taon
June 08, 2024

Matapos ang higit dalawang taong pagkakapiit, nakalaya na ang lider-magsasaka sa Cagayan Valley na si Isabelo Adviento, mas kilala sa pangalang Manong Buting. Ikinulong siya sa mga kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa ng mga pulis. Sa anunsyo ng Karapatan-Cagayan Valley ngayong araw, Hunyo 8, si Adviento ay nakalaya noon pang Abril […]

Filipinos protest again at the Israeli embassy
June 08, 2024

Today, June 8, various groups and sectors marched and protested to the Israeli embassy in Taguig City in Metro Manila to condemn the Zionist state for its ongoing genocide against Palestinians. They commemorated the 8th month, from October 7, 2023, when Israel, supported by the US, intensified its attacks and bombing of the Gaza Strip […]