The Israeli military’s campaign to significantly expand a “buffer zone” along the eastern perimeter of the occupied Gaza Strip should be investigated as the war crimes of wanton destruction and of collective punishment, Amnesty International said in a new investigation. Using bulldozers and...

Tibak, is a slang term for “aktibista”, known and used by activists across different issues and struggles, and slandered and demonized by the Philippine government across administrations. But to be an activist, is simply to take action—to speak out, educate, protest—towards change. And to be a...

Responding to the news on President Marcos Jr.’s 2025 budget for NTF-ELCAC, Amnesty International Philippines Section Director Butch Olano said: “The government keeps on funding harassment and attacks against activists – instead of abolishing EO 70 which established the NTF-ELCAC,...

Responding to President Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation’s Address, Amnesty International Philippines Section Director Butch Olano said: “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address may have reflected the country’s clamor for action and clear-cut plans...

Statement of the Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC) on World Justice Day 17 July 2024 July 17 is the World Day of International Justice. We note with great concern the continuing reality that justice for serious crimes remains out of reach for many victims in various...

Responding to news that a Philippine court has dismissed the final fabricated charge against former Filipino senator and human rights defender Leila de Lima, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research, Montse Ferrer, said: “This is full freedom and vindication, finally, for human...

Cagayan de Oro – On the last leg of the launch of its State of the World’s Human Rights 2023/24 Report, Amnesty International celebrates its 63rd anniversary with a press conference in Mindanao on 28 May. The rights group said that in all its years of existence, their annual reports have...

Cebu City – Activists and human rights defenders in the Visayas are caught in a very dangerous situation between standing up for human rights and fighting for their lives amid attacks and red-tagging, said Amnesty International Philippines during the Cebu leg of its Amnesty International State of...

Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech laced with misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic language, sexualized content and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV), Amnesty International said in a new report...

Responding to news that the Office of the President created a “super body to champion human rights”, Amnesty International Philippines Section Director, Butch Olano, said: “AO 22 is a step in the right direction, however, this has always been a go to solution of the Office of the President when...

Baguio City – Repression perpetrated by the state led to an escalation in human rights violations in Luzon, Amnesty International Philippines said during a press conference in Baguio City today for the first leg of its State of the World’s Human Rights 2023/24 Annual Report rolling launch....

The world is reaping a harvest of terrifying consequences from escalating conflict and the near breakdown of international law, said Amnesty International as it launched its annual The State of the World’s Human Rights report today, delivering an assessment of human rights in 155...