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Sri Lanka headed the list. The activists took part in the Human Rights School Session of the AHRC for 2007. [94] In September 2007, Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan secretary-general, formally petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to direct the Philippine government to stop the extrajudicial killings. She filed the report on ...
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the political opposition, and outspoken clergy that have increased dramatically since 2001. [1] [additional citation(s) needed]
The dictatorship of 10th Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s is historically remembered for its record of human rights abuses, [1] [2] particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, [3] journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against his dictatorship.
Social activist, human rights advocate, educator, paralegal Zara Alvarez (25 March 1981 – 17 August 2020) was a Filipina human rights advocate , educator , paralegal , and prominent social activist [ 1 ] who predominantly campaigned against human rights violations during the administration of Rodrigo Duterte .
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and ...
Pages in category "Filipino human rights activists" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The concept of "human rights," in the context of the Philippines, pertains mainly (but is not limited) to the civil and political rights of a person living in the Philippines. [4] Human rights are a justified set of claims that set moral standards to members of the human race, not exclusive to a specific community or citizenship. [5]
Rudy Romano, Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist [52] Forcibly disappeared by suspected military agents in Cebu City. 22 July 1985 Nerio Ramos, Mayor of Lopez, Quezon: 7 September 1985 Westrimundo Tabayoyong, Mayor of Laoac, Pangasinan [53] 16 September 1985 Felicisimo Iglesia, Mayor of Pakil, Laguna [54] Lt. Percival Maldo