Tag: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said it finds the verdict convicting Filipino journalist Frank Cimatu of cyber-libel "very concerning”

“The New People’s Army has a long history of executing people following trials that don’t meet the most basic standards of fairness”

Police claim of 46 killed far below independent monitor’s figure, says HRW

“The case also stands for grisly proof that many of the problems of the Philippine justice system remain”

HRW said “extrajudicial killings” in the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” still occur on a regular basis

An Education official admitted that some teachers have been imposing "discriminative acts”

Human Rights Watch noted that authorities have issued "discriminatory decrees" that compel millions of girls and women to wear headdresses

“Senator Leila de Lima has suffered five years in detention for an alleged crime that key witnesses now dispute”

Human Rights Watch noted that red-tagging has become “deadlier” since Rodrigo Duterte became president in 2016

Human Rights Watch said the candidates “should speak out about all aspects of the human rights situation ... including the ‘war on drugs’”