Rights advocates alarmed after court bars observers in abduction case
Dangla, who survived abduction and alleged torture in 2023, previously secured a provisional grant of legal protection from the Supreme Court
Dangla, who survived abduction and alleged torture in 2023, previously secured a provisional grant of legal protection from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said that the activists had established that there were violations or threats to their “life, liberty, and security.”
Human rights groups challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to conduct an investigation into the alleged abduction and enforced disappearances of activists. The groups made the call after two young women environmental defenders revealed that they were abducted by...
For 10 consecutive years, the Philippines has been identified by Global Witness as the “worst place in Asia” for environmental activists.
“We will not stop until our missing environmental defenders and other victims of enforced disappearances are surfaced."