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Philippine Defeat in UN Security Council Bid Shows Human Rights Record Cannot Be Ignored

The Philippine government finds paths only to new methods of repression and enforces the peace of the grave at home. Human rights monitors, including Karapatan, document a continuing pattern of violence: extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and widespread attacks on rural communities. On April 19, state forces killed 19 people in Toboso, Negros Occidental, including civilians standing in solidarity with farmers asserting their land rights.

| Jun 3, 2026

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Cong. Edcel C. Lagman: A stalwart defender of rights and liberties

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Cong. Lagman’s impact extended into the legislative arena where he consistently championed measures that defended the marginalized and upheld human dignity. His authorship and advocacy of the Human Rights Defenders Bill exemplified his recognition of the critical role played by human rights defenders and his determination to protect them from harassment.

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Walk the talk, Mr. President : Show justice with action, not empty rhetoric

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Speeches filled with rhetoric about the Constitution and the rule of law are not enough. If this administration is sincere about justice reaching the margins, it must demonstrate that sincerity by ceasing the systematic harassment of human rights defenders, ending the red-tagging of lawyers and activists, and addressing the socio-economic issues that continue to oppress the underprivileged. Without these actions, the President’s words will remain little more than political theater, far removed from the reality of the people he claims to serve.

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