HRW Philippines

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[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

A true measure of an improved rights situation in PH is justice and accountability for victims of the "drug war" and for the Marcos administration to live up to its rights commitment under the international covenants and treaties it signed. @carloshconde

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[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

July 7, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩Marcos drugwar toll: 1,009
🚩Missing 'sabungeros' update
🚩No justice for journos under attack
🚩PH divorce news
🚩 Risa refiles SOGIE bill
🚩 Palawan IPs
🚩Communists are still fighting after all these years

https://t.co/tRJ5N6B8Ww

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

June 30, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩 #DrugWar: 1007 killed under Marcos
🚩 Attacks vs LGBT activists
🚩 Insurgency: Killing of Army spies
🚩 Wrongfully detained man, 81, released
🚩 Missing 'sabungeros' alarm CHR,DOJ
🚩 Killing of non-Moro IPs

https://t.co/r6YVQo7Hva

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

Human rights defenders killed under Marcos Jr: 8

Human rights defenders disappeared under Marcos Jr: 5

"Drug war" fatalities under Marcos Jr: More than 1,000

Any claim of an "improved" human rights situation in the Philippines should be tested against these brutal realities.

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

“Ali Macalintal's murder is a brutal reminder that engaging in any kind of activism in the Philippines carries grave risks. The authorities should leave no stone unturned in finding out why she was killed and who was responsible.” -- @carloshconde

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[Claudio Francavilla @ClaFrancavilla]

1/4 Together with @karapatan, Prof Y. Chua & @PAMPALONIPAOLA, we addressed @EP_ForeignAff & @EP_HumanRights on the human rights situation in the #Philippines

@hrw focused on 🇪🇺 action needed on abuses spanning both #Duterte & #Marcos governments 🧵...

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

June 19, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩 Marcos #drugwar deaths breach 1,000 mark
🚩 UN rights experts to PH: Return to ICC
🚩 Duterte release will endanger witnesses: groups
🚩 Global #pressfreedom watchdogs banned from visiting jailed journalist

https://t.co/1NmgAT7vjv

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

June 16, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩 Kin of #DrugWar victims decry Duterte plea for ICC release
🚩 Govt urged to drop terror charges vs NGOs
🚩 House body eyes socialmedia regulation
🚩Education woes abound as classes resume
🚩Online sex abuse

https://t.co/vwwNCQgqvw

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

June 10, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩 #DrugWar: Philippine police still not helping rights probe
🚩New top cop makes historic visit to CHR
🚩Senate sets in motion impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte
🚩ChatGPT widely used for disinfo in PH

https://t.co/ygGmYkz9QM

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

June 9, 2025: Philippines human rights news

🚩 Marcos' 'drug war' no different from Duterte's -- group
🚩 Police to CHR: We will respect rights
🚩 More evidence vs Duterte at ICC
🚩 Alarming HIV surge in PH
🚩 Protests set for Sara Duterte impeach trial

https://t.co/047irlOnEb

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

In April 2009, a month before the @chrgovph then led by @manayleila de Lima launched its investigation into the #DavaoDeathSquad, @HRW published its groundbreaking report "You Can Die Anytime" about the extrajudicial killings in Davao City. 1/5 #duterte #DDS #ICC

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

Duterte's murderous "war on drugs" killed thousands of Filipinos and destroyed the lives of thousands more. It's the worst human rights catastrophe the Philippines has ever experienced. Accountability remains practically zero.

Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’ https://t.co/6XWYqwW4dC

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF RODRIGO DUTERTE:

The arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is a critical step for accountability in the Philippines. Duterte is facing charges of crimes against humanity in relation to thousands of extrajudicial...

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

March 10, 2025: Philippines human rights news

▶️ ICC arrest warrant out?, Duterte flies to HK
▶️ Attacks vs activists
▶️ Aerial bombings alarm groups
▶️ 21 killed in #drugwar
▶️ Longest-detained political prisoner freed
▶️ Abuses on foreign fishing ships

https://t.co/VoCQX2stmi

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

March 4, 2025: Philippines human rights news

▶️ Filipino red-tagger in Canada
▶️ Grab riders' harsh lives
▶️ Marcos govt mulls fakenews body
▶️ 'Aerial strafing' in Mindoro
▶️ Bishops slam $76m mining investments
▶️ PhilHealth expands HIV/AIDS package

https://t.co/7X06brFuGN

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

Feb. 24, 2025: Philippines human rights news

▶️ PH lauds FATF 'grey list' move as groups denounce it
▶️ Most of PH 'drug-free,' UN told
▶️ 'Marcos Jr. lies about ending #drugwar'
▶️ Legislator redtagged again
▶️ Prison guards abusing political prisoners

https://t.co/zpt4BDFjxU

[Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 @carloshconde]

02/17/2025: Philippines human rights news

▶️ #DrugWar: 31 killed in January
▶️ Abuse, coercion in drug rehab
▶️ New attacks vs activists
▶️ Top rebel leader slain, Reds' collapse 'imminent': govt
▶️ No PH journo killed in 2024, a first in 2 decades: CPJ

https://t.co/QP7arxeYb6

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

“FATF should not stay silent while govt is misusing its terrorism financing recommendations to harass civil society groups & activists," says @HRW. It "should urge the Philippines to address these issues while respecting intl human rights law.” @FATFNews

https://t.co/x0AtqJa4Xz

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

.@hrw slams Philippine govt for abusing terrorism-financing charges to target activists in effort to exit FATF (Financial Action Task Force) “grey list”; civil society suffers severe impact of misuse

Philippines: Terrorism-Financing Charges Abused
https://t.co/x0AtqJa4Xz

[HRW Philippines @hrw_ph]

Feb. 3, 2025: Philippines human rights news

▶️ Journo,activist face terror-financing raps
▶️ Activist nabbed again
▶️ LGBT groups urge Marcos to step up after Trump aid freeze
▶️ Congress summons influencers in #fakenews probe
▶️ Assault vs CSE continues

https://t.co/YjlZrFkBiO