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What does the LGBTQIA+ community need from our legislators? The Philippines is already ramping up for the 2022 Presidential Elections, and many politicians will court the LGBTQIA+ community vote with promises of change. But how will the LGBTQIA+ vote matter? We ask members of the community about the results and concrete measures they need from politicians this coming 2022 elections. Written by Ross Tugade and CNN Philippines Life Staff Updated Jun 29, 2021 5:02:06 PM enablePagination: false end...

"This award also comes at a crucial time, against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating human rights crisis and alarming democratic backsliding in the Philippines, and this award is a recognition of the tremendous challenges we currently face amid worsening attacks on human rights defenders, police brutality, militarization, and the narrowing of civic and democratic spaces in the country."

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → April → 30 → Bishop, 5 others face child abuse charges for providing sanctuary to Lumad children Bishop, 5 others face child abuse charges for providing sanctuary to Lumad children UCCP Southeast Mindanao Jurisdiction Area Bishop Hamuel Tequis. (Photo by Kilab Multimedia) According to their lawyer, there was no preliminary investigation conducted. The accused also did not receive a copy of the subpoena, affidavits of the complainants and...

In its second manifestation, the group stressed that the SC should revisit the CA ruling as their leaders and members continue to experience judicial harassment, threats, and red-tagging by military and police authorities, including those perpetrated by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson and Southern Luzon Command chief Antonio Parlade Jr.

Judicial harassment April 7, 2021 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in the Philippines. The Observatory has been informed by Karapatan Alliance Philippines about the ongoing judicial harassment against Elisa “Tita” Lubi, Karapatan National Chairperson; and Jayvee “Jay” Apiag, Secretary General of Karapatan – Southern Minda...

Philippines: Judicial harassment of Karapatan members Elisa "Tita" Lubi and Jayvee "Jay" Apiag 07/04/2021 Judicial harassment April 7, 2021 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in the Philippines. Description of the situation: Elisa “Tita” Lubi, Karapatan National Chairperson; and Jayvee “Jay” Apiag, Secretary General of Karap...