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st stop we call on the philippine government to rethink its current priorities and to focus instead on measures that will contain the pandemic and alleviate the lives of those severely affected especially those of displaced filipino workers in the country and overseas we remain in solidarity with the philippine trade union movement in its fight against increasing authoritarianism we pledge our continued support for the efforts of filipino unions and workers to restore democracy and peace in the country https www ituc csi org council of global unions statement philippines posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 22 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on council of global unions statement on the suppression of democratic rights in the philippines filipina activist named one of world s young outstanding politicians jul 18 2020 ken e cagula davao today davao city philippines kabataan party list kp rep sarah elago is the lone filipino to be named one of the outstanding young politicians from across the world this 2020 the 30 year old lawmaker is among the five young leaders to receive the one young world politician of the year an award given annually to young politicians between 18 to 35 years old for using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries philippines and kabataan represent malugod na ibinabahagi ng kabataanpl ang pagkilala na ito sa lahat ng kabataan na nagsusulong ng bagong pulitika ng pag asa pagkilos at pagbabago na naglilingkod sa sambayanan nang buong husay at katapatan elago wrote in her facebook post other awardees are erik marquardt from germany joanah mamombe from zimbabwe michael tubbs from the united states and zarifa ghafari from afghanistan they will be presented with the award at the one young world 2021 summit in munich germany on april 23 26 next year elago is on her second term as representative of kp which is also a member of the progressive makabayan bloc she was the youngest female legislator of the philippine congress during her first term at the age of 26 the one young world a uk based non profit organization noted that elago is the principal author of the comprehensive free public higher education bill in 2017 working along with various youth organizations for the passage of a landmark law benefiting around two million college students each year since 2018 the group also recognized elago as the youngest of the board of trustees of the philippine legislators committee on population and development a member of the asean parliamentarians for human rights and as an ambassador for various non profit organizations elago is also the poorest member of the house of representatives with a net worth of php 85 400 based on her 2018 statement of assets liabilities and net worth davaotoday com posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 20 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on filipina activist named one of world s young outstanding politicians open letter to minister of foreign affairs from concerned canadians july 17 2020 the honourable françois philippe champagne mp minister of foreign affairs house of commons office ottawa ontario k1a 0a6 dear honourable françois philippe champagne mp we are writing this letter to raise alarm regarding the gravity of the human rights situation and rapid erosion of democratic space in the philippines we ask that you take immediate action to address it on june 4 2020 the united nations high commissioner for human rights ms michelle bachelet issued a draft report to the united nations high commissioner for human rights on the situation in the philippines 1 the report identifies human rights violations arising from policies and laws related to public order and national security on june 25 2020 eleven united nations human rights experts declared that the human rights situation in the philippines has now reached a level of gravity requiring a robust intervention by the un this report was issued for the 44th un human rights council session in june 2020 and follows the adoption of the un human rights council resolution 41 2 last july 11 2019 on the human rights situation in the philippines we are writing to you to request that your office support the un high commissioner s report and that you aid in the establishment of independent mechanisms to monitor and investigate human rights violations we would very much appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and to discuss our concerns and the recommendations in this letter under the duterte government attacks against human rights defenders and journalists have increased while rights violations in relation to the drug war continue in the past two months human rights defenders like peasant leader gloria apique and relief worker jory porquia were killed rights workers and people in the church sector continue to face falsified referred to as trumped up criminal charges such as the case of karapatan gabriela and the rural missionaries of the philippines instead of releasing prisoners including political prisoners to decongest jails and to mitigate the impact of the pandemic inside these facilities rights defenders such as elderly teresita naul have been arrested and put in jail the human rights situation in the philippines has deteriorated even further as a result of the covid 19 pandemic emergency measures employed by government supposedly to address the impacts of the pandemic have been used as pretext for further constriction of democratic and civic spaces in the country more than 30 000 individuals have been arrested for allegedly violating the government s enhanced community quarantine for actions such as not wearing face masks or for going outside one s home for valid reasons detainees have been subjected to arbitrary arrests and cruel degrading and inhuman treatment many of the documented cases show that those arrested were daily wage earners and homeless persons who were merely asking for food aid from the government the rights to freedom of speech and of expression have also been increasingly curtailed through the arrest and penalization of ordinary individuals who express discontent with government measures regarding the pandemic on july 10 2020 abs cbn the country s largest news network was shut down after being critical of duterte s government the need for support is now more urgent following the passage of the anti terror act on july 3 2020 this law is expected to come into force on july 18 2020 families of victims of the war on drugs peasant and indigenous communities trade unionists lawyers faith based formations human rights defenders and the political opposition in the philippines have raised deep concern about dangerous implications the act will have on the worsening climate of impunity under president duterte bachelet s report indicates that the act would weaken human rights safeguards broadens the definition of terrorism and expands the period of detention without warrant in a press release following the ratification of the law members of ecuvoice expressed their grave concerns that the new draconian measure will only worsen the philippine government s human rights abuses and violations in light of the grave concerns raised in bachelet s report and the worsening human rights situation we urge your office to 1 publicly support bachelet s report to the un high commissioner for human rights and its recommendations 2 convey to the members of the human rights council that canada strongly supports and urges immediate action towards the creation of a mechanism for the independent monitoring and investigation on the rights situation in the country including ensuring that special procedures mandate holders have access to the country 3 suspend all support for and cooperation with the armed forces of the philippines afp and the philippine national police pnp including training and redirect canada s assistance towards strengthening the capacity of human rights defenders and organizations 4 suspend the sale and transfer of all military and defence equipment to the philippine government and invoke the special economic measures act which can be used to prohibit the transfer or trade of goods to a specific country because of their human rights record 5 respond to the recommendation of the eleven united nations human rights experts that states that member states initiate whenever possible governmental sanctions and criminal prosecution against individual philippine officials who have committed incited or failed to prevent human rights abuses thank you for your consideration we look forward to receiving your response to these urgent concerns including an opportunity to meet and discuss these recommendations sincerely yours alliance for peoples health anakbayan canada anakbayan toronto andrea mann director of global relations anglican church of canada bayan canada beaconsfield initiative canadian labour congress clc canadian union of public employees cupe canada philippines solidarity for human rights filipino canadian writers and journalists network gabriela british columbia international coalition on human rights in the philippines canada international league of peoples struggle in canada ichrp quebec kairos canada kairos british columbia and yukon migrante british columbia mining watch mission inclusion national union of public and general employees nupge ontario secondary school teachers federation osstf public service alliance of canada psac stop the killings network in the philippines canada network sulong university of british columbia unifor united church of canada united steelworkers usw posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 18 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on open letter to minister of foreign affairs from concerned canadians arrest of balingasag 7 draws condemnation from indigenous groups jul 02 2020 davao today davao city philippines lumad organizations and their advocates are calling for the immediate release of the seven lumad who were arrested in a raid in balingasag misamis oriental and are facing what they claim as trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives refuting police report that the detained lumad are new people s army npa the kalumbay regional lumad organization in northern mindanao said the balingasag 7 are staunch defenders of their ancestral lands arrested were pilutong langka pablita hilogon reynaldo ayuma dandi hilogon bambi hilogon padod ayuma and glenn hilogon kalumbay said in their statement that authorities that conducted the raid allegedly planted firearms in the houses of the lumad to justify the arrest similar dirty tactics were used to arrest members of other leaders and members of lumad and peasant organizations in the region the group added read seven lumad arrested tagged as npa in misamis oriental kabataan party list northern mindanao also belied the authorities claim saying they had met these lumad who staged a campout at the provincial capitol grounds in misamis oriental from 2018 to 2019 because of militarization that displaced them from their village the group witnessed how the lumad were disregarded by the local government on their appeal to pullout the military troops from their communities https www facebook com plugins post php href https 3a 2f 2fwww facebook com 2fkabataannorthernmindanao 2fposts 2f2594551410798139 width 500 the balingasag 7 are charged with violating republic act 10591 for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and others with violation of republic act 9516 for illegal possession of explosives said lt noel oclarit deputy team leader of the criminal investigation and detection group 10 in misamis oriental the seven are transferred to the provincial jail and will face the complaint raised to the local court clarit added oclarit claimed an intelligence report alleged that langka is an npa fighter known as ka rex more attacks with anti terror bill sandugo a national alliance of moro and indigenous people denounced the arrest of balingasag 7 and said this could worsen if the anti terrorism bill becomes a law even without the bill our constitutional rights to freedom of speech information and dissent have repeatedly been violated by government forces with impunity we are certain that the anti terror bill will only further embolden such abuses of power the group said bayan muna rep eufemia cullamat a manobo lumad also noted that there have been a series of abuse and arrest against members of progressive groups in the country amid the looming threat of atb heavily criticized due to its unconstitutional provisions pag naisabatas ang terror bill lalo pang lalala ang pandarahas ng estado sa mga lumad magsasaka lgbtq at iba pang progresibong grupo itigil ang pagyurak sa karapatan naming mga katutubo if the terror bill becomes a law it will worsen the attacks of the state on the lumad farmers lgbtq and other progressive groups stop trampling the rights of the indigenous people cullamat said https www facebook com plugins post php href https 3a 2f 2fwww facebook com 2feufemiacullamat 2fposts 2f165403088323484 width 500 president rodrigo duterte urged congress to pass the anti terrorism bill early this june by certifying it as an urgent legislation despite criticisms from the opposition and legal experts and professors on its provisions the bill will lapse into law on july 9 unless the president vetoes it the international indigenous peoples movement for self determination and liberation ipmsdl demand an independent investigation on the arrest to deliver justice and accountability as they expressed strong concern to this new wave of state sponsored crimes to the people with reports from ken cagula and jigger jerusalem davaotoday com posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 6 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on arrest of 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