Rights Report Philippines

By Spinning #Toboso19 Killings Before Credible Probe, Marcos Govt Violates International Law The govt has framed its response to Toboso as though the military’s declaration of “success” is the default conclusion. International law says the opposite. rightsreport.org/2026/04/30/tob…

Sued for Doing Her Job, Cagayan de Oro Journalist Fights Back, Questions Misuse of CyberCrime Law A journalist in Cagayan de Oro published chat screenshots to document why an official canceled a promised interview. Now she faces up to six years in prison. rightsreport.org/2026/04/29/men…

WATCH: THE AGONY OF NEGROS: Unanswered Questions and the Dehumanization of Rebels and Dissenters, with @indayevarona @carloshconde @danabatnag rightsreport.org/2026/04/28/neg…

Toboso 19: The Communist Party’s admission that nine of the 19 killed were not its combatants shifts the burden squarely onto the Armed Forces of the Philippines — and onto whatever investigation is still credible enough to find the truth. rightsreport.org/2026/04/28/tob…

Another ‘Nanlaban’ Claim: Boy, Dad, Cousin Killed in Police Raid for Militant A joint military-police operation targeting a suspected militant left three members of a Zamboanga City family dead. The man they were looking for was not among them. rightsreport.org/2026/04/27/zam…

19 Dead Bodies and the Army’s Claims That Don’t Add Up A 12-hour running gunfight should leave plenty of evidence: spent casings, trampled paths, bloodstains, bullet holes in trees or structures. These should have been documented by now. rightsreport.org/2026/04/26/tob…

‘Negros 19’ Deaths Need to Be Investigated. But Who Is Credible Enough to Do it? After 19 were killed in Negros Occidental, everyone calls for an investigation. History shows why that may not be enough. rightsreport.org/2026/04/25/neg…

Both sides in the Philippines’ communist insurgency have formally committed to follow the rules of war. In Negros Occidental and elsewhere, they have repeatedly broken them. rightsreport.org/2026/04/24/ihl…

Death of 19 in Army Raid Raises Hard, Familiar Questions 19 people are dead and hundreds displaced after a military operation in Negros Occidental. The military called it a decisive victory against communists. Human rights groups are demanding answers. rightsreport.org/2026/04/23/neg…

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He’s Just Wrong About Why. ANALYSIS by @carloshconde: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at accountability. Marcos has no excuse not to meet it. rightsreport.org/2026/04/23/icc…

This Group Helped Put Duterte’s Words on Trial at the ICC Most Filipinos have never heard of it but for nearly a decade, this Rome-based advocacy group quietly helped build one of the most consequential human rights cases in Asian history. rightsreport.org/2026/04/22/dut…

For the families of people killed during the drug war, a ruling in Duterte’s favor would not just end a court case. It would close what is, for most of them, the only door that has ever been open.

If The Hague Can’t Help, Can Manila? A ruling against the ICC’s jurisdiction on the Duterte case would leave thousands of Filipino families with few good options — and a government that has shown little appetite to be the answer. rightsreport.org/2026/04/21/icc…

What @Kennedy_HRC RFK Award to Filipino Lawyers Group Means for Human Rights in the Philippines and Beyond @nuplphilippines, like other legal aid groups before it, was born out of the Philippines’ long struggle for justice and accountability. rightsreport.org/2026/04/18/nup…

Like many of her colleagues, Lian Buan has been on the receiving end of abusive posts, ranging from vague to explicit, suggesting she has slept with professors or is “in the same bed” as male sources. Sexualizing a woman journalist, she said, is a favorite resort of attackers.

.@RegineCabato knew something had shifted when the attacks stopped being about her work. The insults have come in waves: slurs like “presstitute” and “whorenalist,” mockery of her appearance from pro-Duterte bloggers and supporters. rightsreport.org/2026/04/16/wom…

From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines Women journalists in PH are among the most targeted worldwide and the attacks online are increasingly designed to follow them into real life. But they are fighting back. rightsreport.org/2026/04/16/wom…

WHY MEDICINE PRICES IN PH ARE CRAZY HIGH Layers of markups & taxes that push prices as high as 355%, a gutted generics law, kickbacks to doctors, and decades of regulatory failure have made the Philippines one of the most expensive pharma markets in Asia. rightsreport.org/2026/04/14/hig…

How Ayala Took Land Away from Poor Iloilo Fisherfolk to Build a High-End Resort New documentary shows how Ayala Land grabbed 335 hectares of agrarian reform land in Sicogon, Iloilo, displacing hundreds of small fisherfolk. #ayalaland #agrarianreform rightsreport.org/2026/04/13/sic…